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Spiral (The) AKA Rasen (Blu-ray) (1998)
A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.Director: Jôji Iida
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* Ringu
Audio Commentary by film historian David Kalat
"The Ring Legacy" critics and filmmakers reflect on their memories of the Ring series and its enduring legacy (27:34)
"A Vicious Circle" interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger on the career of Hideo Nakata (21:12)
"Circumnavigating Ring" video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the evolution of the series (24:56)
"Sadako's Video" short (0:50)
"Ring"/"Spiral" Double Bill Trailer 1 (1:11)
"Ring"/"Spiral" Double Bill Trailer 2 (2:03)
U.K. Theatrical Trailer (0:53)
Image Gallery
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* Ringu 2
* Spiral
"The Psychology of Fear" interview with Ring author Koji Suzuki (25:11)
U.K. Theatrical Trailer (0:43)
"Ring 2"/"Shikoku" Double Bill Trailer (1:28)
"Ring"/"Spiral" Double Bill Trailer (1:11)
DISC THREE (Blu-ray)
* Ring 0: Birthday
Selected Scene Audio Commentary by film historian Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (38:43)
"Spooks, Sighs and Videotape" video essay by critic Jasper Sharp on the J-horror phenomenon (37:29)
Archival Behind the Scenes featurette (21:32)
Deleted Scenes (7:06)
Theatrical Trailer (1:25)
"Ring 0"/"Isola" Double Bill Trailer (1:17) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded regions A+B.
Limited edition includes a 60-page booklet containing new writing by Violet Lucca, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Jasper Sharp, Kieran Fisher and Kat Ellinger and packaging featuring original and newly commissioned artwork.
Reissued in a standard edition with alternate artwork and without a booklet. -
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Extras:Picture Gallery (9 pictures) (0:40)
German Trailer (1:10)
Japanese Trailer (1:10)
Japanese Teaser (0:28) -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in 1080p.
Also available in the 4 film 4 disc "The Ring Legacy Collection" which includes "Ring", "Spiral", "Ring 2" and "Ring 0" with a 12 page booklet. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* Ringu
Audio Commentary by film historian David Kalat
"The Ring Legacy" critics and filmmakers reflect on their memories of the Ring series and its enduring legacy (27:34)
"A Vicious Circle" interview with author and critic Kat Ellinger on the career of Hideo Nakata (21:12)
"Circumnavigating Ring" video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the evolution of the series (24:56)
"Sadako's Video" short (0:50)
"Ring"/"Spiral" Double Bill Trailer 1 (1:11)
"Ring"/"Spiral" Double Bill Trailer 2 (2:03)
U.K. Theatrical Trailer (0:53)
Image Gallery
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* Ringu 2
* Spiral
"The Psychology of Fear" interview with Ring author Koji Suzuki (25:11)
U.K. Theatrical Trailer (0:43)
"Ring 2"/"Shikoku" Double Bill Trailer (1:28)
"Ring"/"Spiral" Double Bill Trailer (1:11)
DISC THREE (Blu-ray)
* Ring 0: Birthday
Selected Scene Audio Commentary by film historian Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (38:43)
"Spooks, Sighs and Videotape" video essay by critic Jasper Sharp on the J-horror phenomenon (37:29)
Archival Behind the Scenes featurette (21:32)
Deleted Scenes (7:06)
Theatrical Trailer (1:25)
"Ring 0"/"Isola" Double Bill Trailer (1:17) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Japanese LPCM 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Region B locked.
Limited edition includes a 60-page booklet containing new writing by Violet Lucca, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Jasper Sharp, Kieran Fisher and Kat Ellinger and packaging featuring original and newly commissioned artwork.
Reissued in a standard edition with alternate artwork and without a booklet. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US and UK releases for the most extras.
Do note that the Arrow U.S. and U.K. editions are not dual-territory releases and were released at separate times so one or both may be region-locked rather than Region A/B-coded. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A The Ringu Collection America- Arrow Films - No cuts (97:33)
- Blu-ray B Germany- Anolis - No cuts (97:19).
- Blu-ray B The Ring Collection United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (97:33)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 22/12/18
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/06/20UPDATE LOG:
28/03/19: Added UK.
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02/06/20: updated as Draw.
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