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Radio 4 Extra,31 Oct 2015,60 mins

Ring by Koji Suzuki

Available for 29 days

'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.

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