Takashi Shimizu
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Takashi Shimizu is a Japanese
film director
, best known for the Ju-on
series of horror film
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, best known for the Ju-on
Ju-on
is the title of a series of horror films by Japanese director Takashi Shimizu. Shimizu attended the Film School of Tokyo, where he studied under Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Kurosawa helped Shimizu shepherd the Ju-on projects to fruition.-History:...
series of horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
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Filmography
- Last Bronx ~Tokyo Bangaichi~Last Bronxis a 3D fighting game developed by Sega-AM3 on the Sega Model 2 mainboard. This is one of the first motion captured 3D weapon fighting games released in Japanese game centers in 1996, the other was Soul Edge. Home versions, shortened to Last Bronx, were produced for contemporary Sega game console...
(ラストブロンクス -東京番外地-) (1997) (Video) - Katasumi and 4444444444Katasumi and 4444444444Katasumi and 4444444444 are two 1998 Japanese horror short films directed by Takashi Shimizu, related to the Ju-on series.-Creation of the Ju-on series:...
, stories from Gakkou no kaidan G (学校の怪談G) (lit, "School Ghost Story G") (1998) (TV) - Ju-on: The CurseJu-on 1is a 2000 Japanese direct-to-video film directed by Takashi Shimizu. It is the story of a man, Takeo Saeki who killed his wife, Kayako , and his son Toshio , in a jealous rage. Then Toshio's teacher, Kobayashi , looks for him because he has not been in school...
(呪怨) (2000) (Video) - Ju-on: The Curse 2Ju-on 2Ju-on 2 is the second film in the Japanese Ju-on series. The film was released in Japan on March 25, 2000 and was later released onto video on April 14, 2000....
(呪怨2) (2000) (Video) - 首吊り気球 伊藤潤二恐怖Ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ (Video)
- 心霊ビデオＶ 本当にあった怖い話 恐怖心霊写真館 (Shin rei bideo V: Honto ni atta kowai hanashi - kyoufushin rei shashin-kan) (2000) (Video)
- 心霊ビデオＶＩ 本当にあった怖い話 恐怖タレント体験談 (Shin rei bideo VI: Honto ni atta kowai hanashi - kyoufu tarento taikendan) (2000) (Video)
- Tomie: Re-birthTomie: Re-birthis a 2001 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu. It is part of the Tomie film series, based on a manga of the same name by Junji Ito.-External links:* at Sarudama...
(富江 re-birth) (2001) - Ju-on: The GrudgeJu-on: The Grudgeis a 2003 Japanese horror film written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. The film is the third entry in the Ju-on series and is the first film theatrically released...
(呪怨) (2000) - Ju-on: The Grudge 2Ju-on: The Grudge 2Ju-on: The Grudge 2 is a 2003 Japanese horror film and the fourth in the Ju-on series written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. The film was released in Japan on August 23, 2003....
(呪怨2) (2003) - The GrudgeThe GrudgeThe Grudge is the 2004 American remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge, and the first horror film in the Ju-on series, Ju-on 1. The film is the first installment in the American horror film series The Grudge...
(呪怨) (2004) - Marebito (2004)
- Dark Tales of JapanDark Tales of Japanis a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors.The five tales are:Episode 1: Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura; teleplay by Yoshihiro Nakamura; starring Shôzô Endô, Yoshinori Okada, Miyako Yamaguchi, Yôko Maki, Anri Sugihara, and Kanako...
, episode Blonde Kwaidan, (2004) (TV) - The Great Horror FamilyThe Great Horror Familywas a 2004 Japanese horror comedy television series directed by Kenji Murakami, Takashi Shimizu, Keisuke Toyoshima and Yūdai Yamaguchi, which aired on TV Tokyo affiliated stations.- Episodes :...
, TV Series (2004–2005) - RinneReincarnation (film)is a 2005 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu and written by Takashi Shimizu and Masaki Adachi. Preceded by Infection and Premonition , Reincarnation is the third film in producer, Takashige Ichise's, as part of J-Horror Theater....
, (informal literal English title, Reincarnation) (2005) - The Grudge 2The Grudge 2The Grudge 2 is the 2006 sequel to the 2004 American horror film remake The Grudge. The Grudge 2 is the second film in Sony's The Grudge series and is directed by Takashi Shimizu and written by Stephen Susco. The film is produced by Sam Raimi and stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Arielle...
(呪怨2) (2006) - The Shock Labyrinth 3DThe Shock Labyrinth 3Dis a 2009 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu.-External links:* at Midnight Eye...
(戦慄迷宮3D) (2009) - TormentedTormented (2011 film)is a 2011 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu. The film involves Kiriko and her younger half-brother Daigo who are haunted by a large rabbit-doll...
(2011) - 7500 (2012)