Ring (Ringu)

Hideo Nakata, 1998.

Perfect Japanese horror/mystery which plays with the urban-myth-like premise of a cursed video that causes the death of it’s viewers seven days later. Journalist Reiko has the misfortune to watch the tape whilst investigating a series of previous-viewer's deaths. A tense race against time follows as Reiko attempts to solve the mystery of the video, before its sinister avenger comes for her. Great twist.