Ring 0 - The Birthday

Tokyo, late spring, a stage door. Aspiring actress Shizuko Yamamura joins a theatrical troupe, but her strange psychic talents unleash a torrent of jealousy and fear. The stage is set for a tragedy that will echo through the years. Origin stories rarely land this well.

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Norio Tsuruta directed Ring 0 - The Birthday in 2000. See Norio Tsuruta's full filmography, where to start with Norio Tsuruta, or where to go after you've seen everything by Norio Tsuruta.

Ring 0 - The Birthday was released in 2000 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.