Hideo Nakata directs this classic Japanese horror based on the novels by Koji Suzuki. Fear spreads among the students of a local high school when news circulates of a mysterious videotape which brings death to those who watch it. TV reporter Reiko (Nanako Matsushima) sets out to investigate but, when she finds a copy of the tape in a deserted cabin, she falls victim to its deadly curse.

With only one week left to live, her only hope is to uncover the story behind the tape, find out where it came from and learn why it wields such terrible power.