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Takashi Shimizu(I)

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Takashi Shimizu
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Takashi Shimizu was born on 27 July 1972 in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Ju-on: The Grudge (2002), The Grudge (2004) and Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003).
BornJuly 27, 1972
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BornJuly 27, 1972
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      • 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
    Ju-on: The Grudge
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2002
    The Grudge (2004)
    The Grudge
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2004
    Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003)
    Ju-On: The Grudge 2
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2003
    Ohga Tanaka in The Grudge 2 (2006)
    The Grudge 2
    5.1
    • Director
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Director



    • The Graveyard Apartment
      • directed by
      • Pre-production
    • Kuchi ni Kansuru Anketo
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Soma Santoki, Ikoi Hayase, and Nagisa Shibuya in Sana: Let Me Hear (2024)
      Sana: Let Me Hear
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Sana (2023)
      Sana
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Immersion (2023)
      Immersion
      4.6
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Ox-Head Village (2022)
      Ox-Head Village
      4.9
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Homunculus (2021)
      Homunculus
      5.5
      • directed by
      • 2021
    • Suicide Forest Village (2021)
      Suicide Forest Village
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Go Home (2020)
      Go Home
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Howling Village (2019)
      Howling Village
      5.0
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Toei Presents HKT48 × 48 nin no eigakantoku tachi
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Innocent Curse (2017)
      Innocent Curse
      4.4
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Blue Hearts (2017)
      The Blue Hearts
      5.0
      • Director
      • 2017
    • A Rain Woman (2016)
      A Rain Woman
      5.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • NightCry (2016)
      NightCry
      7.4
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Yo ni mo Kimyô na Monogatari: Eiga kantoku-hen (2015)
      Yo ni mo Kimyô na Monogatari: Eiga kantoku-hen
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • NightCry (2015)
      NightCry
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015

    Writer



    • The Graveyard Apartment
      • screenplay
      • Pre-production
    • Kuchi ni Kansuru Anketo
      • Writer
      • Pre-production



    • Soma Santoki, Ikoi Hayase, and Nagisa Shibuya in Sana: Let Me Hear (2024)
      Sana: Let Me Hear
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Sana (2023)
      Sana
      5.2
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • Ox-Head Village (2022)
      Ox-Head Village
      4.9
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Homunculus (2021)
      Homunculus
      5.5
      • screenplay by
      • 2021
    • Suicide Forest Village (2021)
      Suicide Forest Village
      5.2
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • The Grudge (2019)
      The Grudge
      4.4
      • based on the film "Jo-On: The Grudge" written by
      • 2019
    • Howling Village (2019)
      Howling Village
      5.0
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Innocent Curse (2017)
      Innocent Curse
      4.4
      • screenplay
      • 2017
    • Masanobu Andô, Misato Tanaka, Mizuki Yamamoto, Runa Endo, and Tina Tamashiro in Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)
      Sadako vs. Kayako
      5.1
      • characters
      • 2016
    • A Rain Woman (2016)
      A Rain Woman
      5.1
      Short
      • screenplay
      • 2016
    • Ju-on: The Final Curse (2015)
      Ju-on: The Final Curse
      4.4
      • characters
      • 2015
    • NightCry (2015)
      NightCry
      6.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Ju-on: The Beginning of the End (2014)
      Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
      5.1
      • characters
      • 2014
    • Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)
      Kiki's Delivery Service
      5.7
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • Tormented (2011)
      Tormented
      5.1
      • screenplay
      • 2011

    Producer



    • Best Wishes to All (2022)
      Best Wishes to All
      6.1
      • producer
      • supervising producer
      • 2022
    • Erin Cahill, Kevin Dorman, Rebecca Chambers, and Matthew Mercer in Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017)
      Resident Evil: Vendetta
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • The Grudge (2016)
      The Grudge
      4.6
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • NightCry (2016)
      NightCry
      7.4
      Video Game
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Kataribe (2014)
      Kataribe
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Rigor Mortis (2013)
      Rigor Mortis
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Ju-on: Black Ghost (2009)
      Ju-on: Black Ghost
      5.2
      • supervising producer
      • 2009
    • Ju-on: White Ghost (2009)
      Ju-on: White Ghost
      5.8
      • supervising producer
      • 2009
    • An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women (2009)
      An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Aiko Horiuchi and Shimba Tsuchiya in The Grudge 3 (2009)
      The Grudge 3
      4.6
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • All Night Long: Daredemo yokatta (2009)
      All Night Long: Daredemo yokatta
      4.5
      • supervising producer
      • 2009
    • Hisashi Tenmyouya: Samurai Nouveau
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Unholy Women (2006)
      Unholy Women
      5.8
      • supervising producer (segment "Uketsugu mono")
      • 2006
    • Katsura Funakoshi: Whispering Gaze
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Alter Ego (2002)
      Alter Ego
      4.8
      • supervising producer
      • 2002

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    Personal details

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    • Born
      • July 27, 1972
      • Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
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      As of 2013, he had directed 4 movies of the "Ju-on" series. He also directed the first 2 films of "The Grudge" series and served as a producer on the third.
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      When I watch American horror films, what I'm going for is something we can't find in Japan. Bride of Chucky or Freddy vs. Jason. I love those two, and I really like Ronnie Yu's taste, because it's almost funny that I can laugh. Recently, all these horror movies are using those old horror heroes, they're starting to go for something funny, and I really like that movement. I actually couldn't watch any horror movies when I was little, and finally, I was able to see them when I was in junior high, and around that time, those Freddy type and Jason type [movies] were there. Since that was the first type of horror films that I got into, I really enjoy it still.

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