*anese filmmaker (born 1972)For the baseball catcher, see Takashi Shimizu (baseball). For the footballer, see Takeshi Shimizu.

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

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. Tomie: Re-birth (富江 rebirth) (2001)
10. Ju-on: The Grudge (呪怨) (2002)
11. Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (呪怨2) (2003)
12. The Grudge (2004)
13. Marebito (2004)
14. Dark Tales of *an, 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. Flight 7500 (2014)
23. Scared of the Dark (2013)
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
26. Resident Evil: Vendetta (Biohazard: Vendetta) (2017)
27. Innocent Curse (こどもつかい) (2017)
28. Hell Girl (地獄少女) (2019)
29. Howling Village (犬鳴村) (2019)
30. Suicide Forest Village (樹海村) (2021)
31. Homunculus (2021)
32. Ox-Head Village (牛首村) (2022)

References

External links

• Takashi Shimizu at IMDb
• Shimizu's JMDb entry (in *anese)
• Ju-On Sequels Renamed
• Scared of the Dark

American films

• The Grudge (2004)
• The Grudge 2
• The Grudge 3
• The Grudge (2020)

Video games

• Ju-On: The Grudge

Television

• JU-ON: Origins

Characters

• Karen Davis
• Kayako Saeki
• Takeo Saeki
• Toshio Saeki

Related

• Scary Movie 4
• The Ring (franchise)
• Sadako Wars: Bixian vs Kayako
• Erma
• Onryō

• Category