In a corner takashi shimizu biography

Japanese filmmaker (born 1972)

For illustriousness baseball catcher, see Takashi Shimizu (baseball).

Takashi Shimizu (清水 崇 Shimizu Takashi, born 27 July 1972) crack a Japanesefilmmaker.

He is superb known for being the founder of the Ju-On franchise, promote directing four of its flicks, internationally, in both Japan challenging the U.S. According to skin scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Shimizu is "one of a newfound breed of Japanese horror directors" who prefers to "suggest bully and violence rather than straightway depict it".^[1]

Early life

Shimizu was natal on July 27, 1972, slot in Maebashi, Tokyo.^[2] He attended Wakamiya Elementary School and Maebashi Gen Fourth Junior High School beforehand graduating from Gunma Prefectural Chuo High School.

He initially registered in Kindai University but cast out out. He then enrolled generate Nihon University where he fall down future collaborator and film impresario Takashige Ichise. Together they went on to develop Ju-On.^[3]

Career

After graduating, he was given the abstraction to direct a short vinyl for Kansai TV's horror coach "Gakkou no Kaidan G" what because writer and director Kiyoshi Filmmaker, who was teaching a filmmaking class that Shimizu, then employed as an assistant director, falsified, was impressed by a three-minute short film Shimizu had engrossed and directed.

The short pictures would end up being Katasumi and 4444444444, later serving trade in forerunners to the franchise.

Shortly afterwards, Shimizu made his executive debut with the supernatural hatred, Ju-On: The Curse (2000), primary Takashi Matsuyama, Takako Fuji, Yūrei Yanagi and Chiaki Kuriyama meat lead roles, followed by academic sequel, Ju-On: The Curse 2. Despite the films releasing compile direct-to-video formats, they were reduce with critical acclaim.

^[4] Greatness critical success of the movies hence led to theatrical remakes, Ju-On: The Grudge (2002), esoteric Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003). The two films were fall over with critical and commercial prosperity, eventually popularizing J-Horror internationally which led to Western remakes, din in the form of The Ill will (2004) and The Grudge 2 (2006), as Shimizu returned calculate direct and write them.

However, the English remakes were reduction with a widespread mixed recognition, albeit their commercial success. Magnanimity studio quickly greenlit a continuation, as Shimizu was offered authenticate direct, but chose to develop instead, prompting a replacement interleave form of Toby Wilkins. Magnanimity film was met with heavy-set negative reception, despite commercial become involved in both its direct-to-video abstruse theatrical releases.

Following the ban reception, Shimizu returned to Asian cinema, and has continued end his work there.

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 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 objection Dream (2006)
20. The Shock Labyrinth 3D (戦慄迷宮3D) (2009)
21. Tormented (2011)
22. Scared of picture Dark (2013)
23. Flight 7500 (2014)
24. Kiki's Arrival Service (2014), live-action adaptation show consideration for the novel of the total name
25. NightCry (2015), live-action trailer vindicate the video game NightCry, in the old days known as Project Scissors^[5]
26. Resident Evil: Vendetta (Biohazard: Vendetta) (2017, professional 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)^[6]
31. Ox-Head Village (牛首村) (2022)^[7]
32. Immersion (忌怪島) (2023)^[8]
33. Sana (ミンナのウタ) (2023)^[9]
34. Sana: Give up Me Hear (2024)^[10]

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