Takashi Shimizu Explained

Takashi Shimizu 清水 崇
Birth Date:	1972 7, df=yes
Birth Place:	Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Occupation:	Filmmaker

Takashi Shimizu (清水 崇 Shimizu Takashi, born 27 July 1972) is a Japanese filmmaker. He is best known for being the creator of the Ju-On franchise, and directing four of its films, internationally, in both Japan and the U.S. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Shimizu is "one of a new breed of Japanese horror directors" who prefers to "suggest menace and violence rather than directly depict it".^[1]

Filmography

1. Blue Tiger (Movie, 1994, Script)
2. Last Bronx ~Tokyo Bangaichi~ (ラストブロンクス -東京番外地-) (1997) (Video)
3. Katasumi and 4444444444, stories from Gakkou no kaidan G (学校の怪談G) (lit, "School Ghost Story G") (1998) (TV)
4. Ju-on: The Curse (呪怨) (2000) (Video)
5. Ju-on: The Curse 2 (呪怨2) (2000) (Video)
6. 首吊り気球　伊藤潤二恐怖Collection (Video)
7. 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)
8. 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)
9. (富江 rebirth) (2001)
10. (呪怨) (2002)
11. (呪怨2) (2003)
12. The Grudge (2004)
13. Marebito (2004)
14. Dark Tales of Japan, episode Blonde Kwaidan, (2004) (TV)
15. The Great Horror Family, TV Series (2004–2005)
16. Reincarnation, (輪廻 Rinne) (2005)
17. The Grudge 2 (2006)
18. Ghost vs. Alien 03 (2007)
19. Ten Nights of Dream (2006)
20. The Shock Labyrinth 3D (戦慄迷宮3D) (2009)
21. Tormented (2011)
22. Scared of the Dark (2013)
23. Flight 7500 (2014)
24. Kiki's Delivery Service (2014), live-action adaptation of the novel of the same name
25. NightCry (2015), live-action trailer for the video game NightCry, formerly known as Project Scissors^[2]
26. (Biohazard: Vendetta) (2017, executive producer)
27. Innocent Curse (こどもつかい) (2017)
28. Howling Village (犬鳴村) (2019)
29. Suicide Forest Village (樹海村) (2021)
30. Homunculus (2021)^[3]
31. Ox-Head Village (牛首村) (2022)^[4]
32. Immersion (忌怪島) (2023)^[5]
33. Sana (ミンナのウタ) (2023)^[6]
34. Anoko wa Daare? (2024)^[7]

Accolades

• 2022 — Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award at 21st New York Asian Film Festival.^{[8] [9]}

External links

• • Shimizu's JMDb entry (in Japanese)
• Ju-On Sequels Renamed
• Scared of the Dark

Notes and References

1. [Wheeler Winston Dixon]
2. http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3326638/clock-tower-spiritual-successor-gets-live-action-trailer/ 'Clock Tower' Spiritual Successor Gets a Live-Action
3. Web site: ホムンクルス. April 29, 2023. eiga.com.
4. Web site: Koki,、"恐怖の村"シリーズ第3弾で女優デビュー！ 北陸の牛首村が舞台. June 17, 2021. Cinema Cafe.
5. Web site: 忌怪島 きかいじま. November 2, 2022. eiga.com.
6. Web site: ミンナのウタ. February 28, 2023. eiga.com.
7. Web site: あのコはだぁれ？. April 24, 2024. eiga.com.
8. Web site: New York Asian Film Festival reveals Screen honourees and full line-up. Michael Rosser. Screen Daily . 30 June 2022 . 12 July 2022. en.
9. Web site: Announcing the Second-Wave Lineup, Award Honorees, and Guests for the 20th Anniversary Edition of New York Asian Film Festival . NYAFF . 1 July 2022 . 14 July 2022.