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Koji Suzuki - Ring

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

'Listen. Watch. Until the end. You will be consumed by the lost.'

British journalist Mitchell Hooper lives in Tokyo with his wife Toni. When he begins investigating the mysterious deaths of four teenagers, he discovers a nightmarish secret. They all died after watching the same video tape.

When Mitchell watches the tape himself, he is cursed to die in seven days. And so as the countdown to death begins, he must solve the riddle of the curse.

Ring is Japanese horror at its best - a radio adaptation of the classic novel by Koji Suzuki, which inspired the infamous 1998 film.

Starring Matthew Gravelle (Broadchurch), Eve Myles (Torchwood), Akira Koieyama (Rush) and Naoko Mori (Torchwood).

Written by Koji Suzuki.

Adapted by Anita Sullivan.

Mitchell ...... Matthew Gravelle
Ryugi ...... Akira Koieyama
Toni ...... Eve Myles
Narrator ...... Naoko Mori
Sadako ...... Naoko Mori
Doctor Nagao ...... Masashi Fujimoto
Tomoko ...... Yuriri Naka
Mai ...... Yuriri Naka
Yuna ...... Heather Emmanuel

To turn up the horror put on your headphones and listen to the immersive 'binaural' mix of the programme for a unique 3D listening experience.

Director: James Robinson

A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2015. Show less

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