FILM DIRECTOR

Takashi Shimizu

1972 - Today

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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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Takashi Shimizu is the 1,401st most popular film director (down from 1,377th in 2024), the 1,725th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,520th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Takashi Shimizu ranks 1,401 out of 2,041. Before him are Chris Menges, Bennett Miller, Lev Arnshtam, Michael Winterbottom, Noémie Lvovsky, and Naomi Kawase. After him are Goutam Ghose, Alexander Hall, Gavin Hood, Joseph Ruben, Igor Maslennikov, and Hiromasa Yonebayashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Takashi Shimizu ranks 312. Before him are Jon Heidenreich, Daniel Amokachi, Missi Pyle, Michał Probierz, Darren Shahlavi, and Hiroshi Nanami. After him are Alexei Shirov, Kiko, Souad Massi, Markus Rühl, Edwin Ifeanyi, and Leila Hatami.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takashi Shimizu ranks 1,724 out of 6,245. Before him are Tomohisa Yamashita (1985), Koji Takano (1992), Daisuke Nitta (1980), Naomi Kawase (1969), and Hiroshi Nanami (1972). After him are Hiroya Oku (1967), Takafumi Kanazawa (1981), Hiroaki Hirata (1963), Kaori Nagamine (1968), Satoru Mochizuki (1964), Hiromasa Yonebayashi (1973), and Mitsuo Ikeda (1935).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Takashi Shimizu ranks 54. Before him are Kei Kumai (1930), Masaaki Yuasa (1965), Shunji Iwai (1963), Yōjirō Takita (1955), Akiyuki Shinbo (1961), and Naomi Kawase (1969). After him are Hiromasa Yonebayashi (1973), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (1978), Hiroyuki Imaishi (1971), Tatsuya Egawa (1961), Hiroyuki Morita (1964), and Noriyuki Abe (1961).

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