Takashi Shimizu

2 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Ju-on: The Grudge Director

(2002)

The Grudge Director

(2004)

The Grudge 2 Director

(2006)

Ju-On: The Grudge 2 Director

(2003)

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Director (38 credits)

2017 Toei Presents HKT48 × 48 nin no eigakantoku tachi

2017 Innocent Curse

2017 The Blue Hearts

2016 A Rain Woman

2016 NightCry (Video Game)

2015 Yo ni mo Kimyô na Monogatari: Eiga kantoku-hen (TV Movie)

2015 NightCry (Short)

2014 Flight 7500

2014 Kiki's Delivery Service

2011 Tormented

2010 Ooedo ribingu deddo

2010 Soil (TV Series)

2009 The Ancient Dogoo Girl (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Yôkai: Kani kôsen (2009)

2009 The Shock Labyrinth 3D

2009 Ju-On: The Grudge (Video Game)

2009 Hijoshi zukan

2007 Ghost vs. Alien 03 (story "Rokku hantâ Iemon")

2007 Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File (TV Mini-Series)

2006 Ten Nights of Dreams

2006 The Grudge 2 (directed by)

2005 Reincarnation

2004 The Great Horror Family (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- A Bizarre! ...and Great Family (2004)

- Bizarre! ...the Original Great Family (2004)

2004 The Grudge

2004 Suiyô puremia: sekai saikyô J horâ SP Nihon no kowai yoru (TV Movie) (story "Kinpatsu kaidan")

2004 Marebito

2003 Yurei vs Uchujin 2

2003 Ju-On: The Grudge 2

2003 Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro (TV Series short) (3 episodes)

- Dai nanajû ni wa: Machi jikan (Waiting Time) (2003)

- Dai nijû nana wa: Satori (Enlightenment) (2003)

- Dai nana wa: Erebêtâ (Elevator) (2003)

2002 Yurei vs Uchujin 1

2002 Ju-on: The Grudge

2001 Tomie: Re-birth

2000 Shin rei bideo V: Honto ni atta kowai hanashi - kyôfushin rei shashin-kan (Video documentary)

2000 Shin rei bideo VI: Honto ni atta kowai hanashi - kyôfu tarento taikendan (Video documentary)

2000 Ju-on: The Curse 2

2000 Ju-on (Video)

1998 4444444444 (Video short)

1998 Gakkô no kaidan G (TV Movie) (stories "Katasumi" and "4444444444")

1998 Katasumi (Video short)

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Writer (30 credits)

2020 Grudge (original screenplay) (post-production)

2017 Innocent Curse (screenplay)

2016 Sadako vs. Kayako (characters)

2016 A Rain Woman (screenplay)

2015 NightCry (Short)

2014 Kiki's Delivery Service (screenplay)

2011 Tormented (screenplay)

2010 Soil (TV Series) (teleplay)

2009 Ju-on: Black Ghost (story)

2009 Ju-on: White Ghost (story)

2009 Hijoshi zukan (screenplay)

2009 The Grudge 3 (film "Ju-On: The Grudge")

2007 Ghost vs. Alien 03 (screenplay "Rokku hantâ Iemon")

2006 Unholy Women (story - segment "Uketsugu mono")

2006 Ten Nights of Dreams (screenplay)

2006 The Grudge 2 (film "Ju-On: The Grudge")

2005 Reincarnation

2004 The Grudge (film "Ju-On: The Grudge")

2004 Suiyô puremia: sekai saikyô J horâ SP Nihon no kowai yoru (TV Movie) (teleplay - segment "Kinpatsu kaidan")

2003 Yurei vs Uchujin 2

2003 Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (written by)

2002 Yurei vs Uchujin 1

2002 Ju-on: The Grudge (written by)

2000 Shin rei bideo V: Honto ni atta kowai hanashi - kyôfushin rei shashin-kan (Video documentary)

2000 Shin rei bideo VI: Honto ni atta kowai hanashi - kyôfu tarento taikendan (Video documentary)

2000 Ju-on: The Curse 2 (written by)

2000 Ju-on (Video) (written by)

1998 4444444444 (Video short)

1998 Gakkô no kaidan G (TV Movie) (teleplay - episode "4444444444", episode "Katasumi")

1998 Katasumi (Video short)

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Producer (14 credits)

2017 Resident Evil: Vendetta (executive producer)

2016 The Grudge (Short) (producer)

2016 NightCry (Video Game) (producer)

2014 Kataribe (producer)

2013 Rigor Mortis (producer)

2009 Ju-on: Black Ghost (supervising producer)

2009 Ju-on: White Ghost (supervising producer)

2009 Hijoshi zukan (producer)

2009 The Grudge 3 (executive producer)

2009 All Night Long: Anyone Would Have Done (supervising producer)

2006 Hisashi Tenmyouya: Samurai Nouveau (Documentary) (producer)

2006 Unholy Women (supervising producer - segment "Uketsugu mono")

2004 Katsura Funakoshi: Whispering Gaze (Documentary) (producer)

2002 Alter Ego (supervising producer)

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Actor (8 credits)

2012 Gekijô-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun

2010 Helldriver

2009 Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Chinese Professor

2008 Ura horâ (Video) (segment "Toshio san")

2008 Tokyo Gore Police

2007 Meatball Machine: Reject of Death (Video short)

2003 Yurei vs Uchujin 2

2002 Yurei vs Uchujin 1

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Cinematographer (1 credit)

2016 NightCry (Video Game)

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Thanks (2 credits)

2010 The Ancient Dogoo Girl: Special Movie Edition (acknowledgment)

2006 Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

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Self (11 credits)

2015 Nonfix (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Crowdfunding (2015) ... Himself

2014 Why Horror? (Documentary)
Himself

2009 Cinemaholic (TV Series)
Himself

- The Shock Labyrinth 3D (2009) ... Himself

2009 Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood (Documentary)
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2008 Filmania: Eiga no tatsujin (TV Series)
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- On Jerry Bruckheimer (2008) ... Himself

2007 Horâ wo 666 bai tanoshiku miru hô'hô (TV Special short)
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2007 The Making of 'Rinne' (Video documentary)
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2007 'Grudge 2': Storyline Development (Video documentary short)

2007 The Grudge 2: Holding a Grudge (Video documentary short)

2007 The Grudge 2: Ready When You Are Mr Shimizu (Video documentary short)
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2005 A Powerful Rage: Behind 'The Grudge' (Video documentary)
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Archive footage (1 credit)

2004 Katanas yakuzas y cintas de video (TV Movie documentary)

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Personal Quote:

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... See more »

Trivia:

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. See more »