Takashi Shimizu

Directing

Takashi Shimizu

Born 1972-07-27 · Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

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.

Acting credits

Tokyo Gore Police poster
6.0

In a futuristic Tokyo where police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is often specially geared to the 'cutter' demographic, Ruka is on a mission to avenge her father's assassination. Ruka is a cop from a squad whose goal is to destroy homicidal mutant humans known as 'engineers', that possess the ability to transform any injury to a weapon in and of itself.

Tokyo Gore Police

2008

Helldriver poster
5.7

Still reeling from the events of a zombie apocalypse, a young woman, along with a group of allies, makes her way across a dystopian Japan in search of her mother, the Zombie Queen.

Helldriver

2010

Mag Mag poster
7.4

The revenge story of a woman whose partner is murdered by a ghost, and who will soon discover the true identity of the one she must avenge.

Mag Mag

2026

Why Horror? poster
5.9

Horror fan Tal Zimerman examines the psychology of horror around the world to find out why people love to be scared.

Why Horror?

2014

63 Minutes Later poster
3.4

A spin-off feature from Tokyo Gore Police centering on three characters from the movie who are each given a short story explaining how they became an “engineer”.

63 Minutes Later

2009

The Ninja War of Torakage poster
5.6

Set in the Sengoku Period, Torakage is retired ninja. He lives his life peacefully, but turmoil comes as he becomes involved a fight over treasures.

The Ninja War of Torakage

2015

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts poster
NR

An exploration of the spirit world as portrayed in the height of the J-horror era of the late ‘90s.

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

2023

Time Machine Girl poster
NR

Office worker Kako Hoshino develops the ability to time travel whenever she is surprised. She would travel back in time for several minutes with the person who surprised her. Therefore, she tried to avoid contact with other people as much as possible. A chance of love was about to come her way, but she's surprised by the clumsy Chizuru, and time unintentionally rewinds, ruining the chance. Despite this, Kako and Chizuru, who were not particularly close at first, gradually grow closer. She begins to be pursued by people who want to take advantage of her ability, and is warned that her time travels could potentially cause the world to collapse. Troubled, Kako teams up with Chizuru to try and cure her troublesome condition.

Time Machine Girl

2025

Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl poster
5.6

A reconstructed girl is created from the pieces of a vampire girl's mini-butchery. Slaughter abounds as both of them pursue the same boy.

Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl

2009

Ura Horror poster
6.5

A found footage anthology horror film by Kôji Shiraishi.

Ura Horror

2008

The J-Horror Virus poster
NR

How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out in this insightful documentary charting the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of Japanese supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay. From Psychic Vision: Jaganrei (1988) and straight-to-video scary true stories to such key titles as Ring (1998), Pulse (2001) and The Grudge (2002), critics and filmmakers reflect on how the bleak Dystopian visions and unsettling atmospheres infiltrated their way into the world’s shocker consciousness.

The J-Horror Virus

2023

The Tutor I Loved, My Pure White Body Was Tainted poster
2.0

Kazuo, a university student aspiring to be an actor, has had a crush on Reiko since high school. Reiko was a university student at the time and Kazuo's private tutor, and while she was active in theater at university, she also dreamed of becoming a professional. Kazuo passed the audition, but he never saw Reiko again. One day, Kazuo received a request from a senior at university to appear in a pink film. What's more, his role was a high school student who falls in forbidden love with his private tutor. And the film Kazuo appears in is the one that Reiko starred in...

The Tutor I Loved, My Pure White Body Was Tainted

2004

Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun poster
NR

Yamagami-kun, the god of the mountain, likes to eat "human beings"! Today, he and Isobe, the god of the sea, are planning to eat "human" again. Will he be able to eat a "human" today?

Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun

2012

Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video

2004

Samurai Ninja Onimanji poster
5.3

Ninja samurai Onimanji, who has been sealed in a cursed urn for 631 years and 59 days, is resurrected in the modern era by the assassin-for-hire company, Kika Company. The odd team of Kika, Shigeru, a bumbling assassin, and Onimanjii perform a series of dark jobs and must still compete with rival company Nutmeg.

Samurai Ninja Onimanji

2023

Meatball Machine: Reject of Death poster
6.5

A young girl with mental illness just wants to die. But the necroborgs have other plans...

Meatball Machine: Reject of Death

2007

The Night Before Upheaval poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Night Before Upheaval

2022

Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood poster
NR

Hideo Nakata was invited from the J-Horror boom to helm The Ring 2, the American-made sequel to a remake of his own film Ring. In this documentary, Nakata details the never-ending difficulties he dealt with in Hollywood.

Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood

2009

No artwork available
NR

A young woman is haunted by a ghost in THEY ARE/WERE WATCHING.

They Are/Were Watching

2023

Behind the camera

Ju-on: The Grudge poster
6.8

When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.

Ju-on: The Grudge

2002

Ju-on: The Grudge poster
6.8

When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.

Ju-on: The Grudge

2002

The Grudge poster
5.9

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

The Grudge

2004

The Grudge poster
5.9

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

The Grudge

2004

The Grudge 2 poster
5.6

A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong, and strange things begin happening in a Chicago apartment building.

The Grudge 2

2006

Ju-on: The Grudge 2 poster
6.5

When the cast and crew of a paranormal TV reality program decide to shoot in the house of the original Saeki hauntings, a series of strange events unfold at the location.

Ju-on: The Grudge 2

2003

Ju-on: The Grudge 2 poster
6.5

When the cast and crew of a paranormal TV reality program decide to shoot in the house of the original Saeki hauntings, a series of strange events unfold at the location.

Ju-on: The Grudge 2

2003

Flight 7500 poster
4.9

Flight 7500 departs Los Angeles International Airport bound for Tokyo. As the overnight flight makes its way over the Pacific Ocean during its ten-hour course, the passengers encounter what appears to be a supernatural force in the cabin.

Flight 7500

2014

Rigor Mortis poster
6.1

When a former actor moves into an apartment building with the intention of commiting suicide, he is saved by a Taoist priest who used to specialize in hunting Chinese hopping vampires: or Jiāngshī. Elsewhere in the building, a woman turns to a specialist in black magic to bring her husband back to life.

Rigor Mortis

2013

Ju-on: The Curse 2 poster
6.2

On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to put up for sale, only to cross paths with its resident curse.

Ju-on: The Curse 2

2000

Ju-on: The Curse 2 poster
6.2

On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to put up for sale, only to cross paths with its resident curse.

Ju-on: The Curse 2

2000

Ju-on: The Curse poster
6.8

When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.

Ju-on: The Curse

2000

Ju-on: The Curse poster
6.8

When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed.

Ju-on: The Curse

2000

Howling Village poster
5.9

After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history.

Howling Village

2020

Howling Village poster
5.9

After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history.

Howling Village

2020

Reincarnation poster
6.1

A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.

Reincarnation

2005

Reincarnation poster
6.1

A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.

Reincarnation

2005

Ox-Head Village poster
5.6

Having launched a social media prank about a haunted building, three girls suddenly vanish. Rumours circulate that they were victims of The Ox-Head Village curse, triggering an investigation by two of their friends, desperate to find the truth about what has happened…

Ox-Head Village

2022

Ox-Head Village poster
5.6

Having launched a social media prank about a haunted building, three girls suddenly vanish. Rumours circulate that they were victims of The Ox-Head Village curse, triggering an investigation by two of their friends, desperate to find the truth about what has happened…

Ox-Head Village

2022

Sana: Let Me Hear poster
7.2

During the summer vacation period, temporary teacher Honoka Kimijima is in charge of a supplementary class. One day, a female student suddenly jumps off from the school rooftop and dies in front of Honoka Kimijima.

Sana: Let Me Hear

2024

Sana: Let Me Hear poster
7.2

During the summer vacation period, temporary teacher Honoka Kimijima is in charge of a supplementary class. One day, a female student suddenly jumps off from the school rooftop and dies in front of Honoka Kimijima.

Sana: Let Me Hear

2024

Kiki's Delivery Service poster
6.0

A young girl named Kiki must leave her home for a year to begin training in witchcraft. She leaves on her broom, but first says goodbye to her friends and family. Kiki then begins her new life with her trusted cat Jiji.

Kiki's Delivery Service

2014

Kiki's Delivery Service poster
6.0

A young girl named Kiki must leave her home for a year to begin training in witchcraft. She leaves on her broom, but first says goodbye to her friends and family. Kiki then begins her new life with her trusted cat Jiji.

Kiki's Delivery Service

2014

Homunculus poster
6.0

A homeless man meets a medical school student who pays him to volunteer for a surgical procedure known as trepanation, drilling a hole in his skull, which ends up giving him the ability to communicate with the dark side of people’s subconscious minds.

Homunculus

2021