Takashi Shimizu
Known for directing · Born 27 July 1972 · 54 · Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
84 credits
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Takashi Shimizu (born 27 July 1972 in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese film director, best known for the Ju-on series of horror films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takashi Shimizu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Grudge
2004
The Grudge 2
2006
Ju-on: The Grudge
2002
Flight 7500
2014
The Grudge
2019
Ju-on: The Grudge 2
2003
Ju-on: The Curse
2000
Ju-on: The Curse 2
2000
Reincarnation
2005
Marebito
2004
Homunculus
2021
Howling Village
2020
Acting (20)
2026Mag MagYouTubeFilm
2026New GroupFilm
2025Time Machine GirlFilm
2023Samurai Ninja OnimanjiFilm
2023The J-Horror VirusFilm
2023Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese GhostsHimselfFilm
2023They Are/Were WatchingFilm
2022The Night Before UpheavalFilm
2015The Ninja War of TorakageFilm
2014Why Horror?SelfFilm
2012Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kunFilm
2010HelldriverMan visiting prisonFilm
2009Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein GirlChinese ProfessorFilm
200963 Minutes LaterFilm
2009Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to HollywoodFilm
2008Tokyo Gore PoliceFilm
2008Ura Horror(segment "Toshio san")Film
2007Meatball Machine: Reject of DeathFilm
2004The Tutor I Loved, My Pure White Body Was TaintedAssistant DirectorFilm
2004Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video(archive footage)Film
Creator (1)
2020Ju-On: OriginsCreatorSeries
Crew (2)
2006Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'ThanksFilm
2002Alter EgoSupervisor of Production ResourcesFilm
Directing (44)
2026The MouthsDirectorFilm
2026Sana: Play with MeDirectorFilm
2026The Village of Eight GravestonesDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2024Sana: Let Me HearDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2023SanaDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2023ImmersionDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2022Ox-Head VillageDirector, WriterFilm
2021HomunculusDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2021Suicide Forest VillageDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2020Howling VillageDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2020Go HomeDirectorFilm
2017Innocent CurseDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2017The Blue HeartsDirectorFilm
2016Ame OnnaDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2015Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors CollectionDirectorFilm
2015NightCryDirectorFilm
2014Flight 7500DirectorFilm
2014Kiki's Delivery ServiceDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2013Theatre of Darkness: YamishibaiDirector, ScreenplaySeries
2011Rabbit HorrorDirector, WriterFilm
2010SoilDirector, CreatorSeries
2009The Shock LabyrinthDirectorFilm
2009An Encyclopedia of Unconventional WomenDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2009The Ancient Dogoo GirlDirector, ScreenplaySeries
2007Ten Nights of DreamsDirector, WriterFilm
2007Ghosts vs. Aliens 03Director, ScreenplayFilm
2007Kaiki Daisakusen - Second FileDirectorSeries
2006The Grudge 2Director, CharactersFilm
2005ReincarnationDirector, WriterFilm
2004The GrudgeDirector, WriterFilm
2004MarebitoDirectorFilm
2004Dark Tales of JapanDirector, TeleplayFilm
2004The Great Horror FamilyDirector, Original ConceptSeries
2003Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 1DirectorFilm
2003Ghosts vs. Aliens 02Director, ScreenplayFilm
2003Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni YaDirectorFilm
2002Ghosts vs. AliensDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2001Tomie: RebirthDirectorFilm
2000Ju-on: The CurseDirector, WriterFilm
2000Ju-on: The Curse 2Director, WriterFilm
2000Shin rei bideo VI: Honto ni atta kowai hanashi - kyôfu tarento taikendanDirectorFilm
2000Shin rei bideo V: Honto ni atta kowai hanashi - kyôfushin rei shashin-kanDirectorFilm
2000The Hanging BalloonsDirectorFilm
1998School Ghost Story GDirectorFilm
Production (8)
2025Missing Child VideotapeExecutive ProducerFilm
2024Best Wishes to AllExecutive ProducerFilm
2017Resident Evil: VendettaExecutive ProducerFilm
2014Ghost StorytellerProducerFilm
2013Rigor MortisProducerFilm
2009The Grudge 3Executive ProducerFilm
2009Ju-On: Black GhostSupervising Producer, StoryFilm
2006Unholy WomenProducerFilm
Writing (9)
2023Ju-on: The LiveOriginal StoryFilm
2019The GrudgeOriginal StoryFilm
2016Sadako vs. KayakoCharactersFilm
2009Ju-On: White GhostStory, Supervising ProducerFilm
2003Ju-on: The Grudge 2Writer, DirectorFilm
2002Ju-on: The GrudgeWriter, DirectorFilm
19984444444444Screenplay, DirectorFilm
1998In a CornerScreenplay, DirectorFilm
—The Graveyard ApartmentWriterFilm