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Influence on Western Cinema
Ring significantly influenced Western Cinema and gained cult status in the USA and Britain.

During the period of its release, Hollywood horror relied on on-screen violence, shock tactics and gore. Ring revitalised an otherwise stagnant genre by taking a much more restrained approach to horror, leaving much of the terror to the audiences imagination. The film initiatined global interest in Japanese cinema and appealed to those with distaste for Hollywood tradition. This “New Asian Horror” resulted in several further releases that found almost the same level of success, such as Ju-on: The Grudge and Dark Water.

All three of these films were remade in the USA. The Ring reached number 1 at the box office and grossed more in Japan than the original.