Personal Information

Known ForDirecting

GenderMale

Birth DateJul 27, 1972 (54 years old)

Zodiac Sign♌Leo

Place of BirthMaebashi, Gunma, Japan

Career Span1998 – Present (29 yrs)

Known Credits82 Titles

Official Links

IMDb WWikidata

DirectingPopularity Score 1.7

Takashi Shimizu

Also known as:清水崇

Total Works

75 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.1 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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worldwide gross

Global Reach

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Takashi Shimizu's career

6.9

Resident Evil: Vendetta

2017•anime

Role: Executive Producer

6.8

Ju-on: The Grudge

2002•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Ju-on: The Grudge 2

2003•movie

Role: Writer

6.0

Tokyo Gore Police

2008•movie

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 82 titles featuring Takashi Shimizu

5.9

The Grudge

2004•movie

Role: Director

5.4

The Grudge

2019•movie

Role: Original Story

5.6

The Grudge 2

2006•movie

Role: Director

6.9

Resident Evil: Vendetta

2017•anime

Role: Executive Producer

6.8

Ju-on: The Grudge

2002•movie

Role: Director

5.4

The Grudge 3

2009•movie

Role: Executive Producer

4.9

Flight 7500

2014•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Ju-on: The Grudge 2

2003•movie

Role: Writer

6.0

Tokyo Gore Police

2008•movie

6.8

Ju-on: The Curse

2000•movie

Role: Writer

5.6

Sadako vs. Kayako

2016•movie

Role: Characters

6.2

Rigor Mortis

2013•movie

Role: Producer

6.5

Ju-On: Origins

2020•series

Role: Creator

6.2

Ju-on: The Curse 2

2000•movie

Role: Writer

6.1

Reincarnation

2005•movie

Role: Director

6.0

Marebito

2004•movie

Role: Director

6.0

Homunculus

2021•movie

Role: Director

5.6

Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl

2009•movie

as Chinese Professor

6.2

Ju-On: White Ghost

2009•movie

Role: Story

5.8

Howling Village

2020•movie

Role: Director

5.2

Ju-On: Black Ghost

2009•movie

Role: Supervising Producer

7.1

Tomie: Rebirth

2001•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Suicide Forest Village

2021•movie

Role: Screenplay

6.0

Kiki's Delivery Service

2014•movie

Role: Director

7.3

Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai

2013•anime

Role: Director

5.7

Helldriver

2010•movie

as Man visiting prison

6.5

Best Wishes to All

2024•movie

Role: Executive Producer

5.6

Ox-Head Village

2022•movie

Role: Writer

7.0

Sana

2023•movie

Role: Director

5.8

4444444444

1998•movie

Role: Screenplay

5.8

In a Corner

1998•movie

Role: Screenplay

4.3

The Shock Labyrinth

2009•movie

Role: Director

5.2

Rabbit Horror

2011•movie

Role: Director

5.9

Unholy Women

2006•movie

Role: Producer

5.9

Why Horror?

2014•movie

as Self

5.8

Dark Tales of Japan

2004•movie

Role: Director

7.5

Missing Child Videotape

2025•movie

Role: Executive Producer

6.2

Immersion

2023•movie

Role: Director

6.3

Ten Nights of Dreams

2007•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Ura Horror

2008•movie

as (segment "Toshio san")

6.6

School Ghost Story G

1998•movie

Role: Director

5.8

Innocent Curse

2017•movie

Role: Director

7.2

Sana: Let Me Hear

2024•movie

Role: Director

5.6

The Ninja War of Torakage

2015•movie

6.9

Alter Ego

2002•movie

Role: Supervisor of Production Resources

3.4

63 Minutes Later

2009•movie

7.4

Mag Mag

2026•movie

as YouTube

5.6

Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 1

2003•movie

Role: Director

6.1

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection

2015•movie

Role: Director

5.0

The Great Horror Family

2004•anime

Role: Director

5.3

Samurai Ninja Onimanji

2023•movie

7.3

Ame Onna

2016•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Meatball Machine: Reject of Death

2007•movie

6.0

Ghost Storyteller

2014•movie

Role: Producer

9.8

Ghosts vs. Aliens 03

2007•movie

Role: Screenplay

7.0

The Night Before Upheaval

2022•movie

2.0

The Tutor I Loved, My Pure White Body Was Tainted

2004•movie

as Assistant Director

3.5

An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women

2009•movie

Role: Director

10.0

Shin rei bideo V: Honto ni atta kowai hanashi - kyôfushin rei shashin-kan

2000•movie

Role: Director

10.0

Shin rei bideo VI: Honto ni atta kowai hanashi - kyôfu tarento taikendan

2000•movie

Role: Director

6.0

Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

2006•movie

Role: Thanks

5.0

The Blue Hearts

2017•movie

Role: Director

4.0

Ghosts vs. Aliens

2002•movie

Role: Screenplay

7.0

The Mouths

2026•movie

Role: Director

10.0

The Hanging Balloons

2000•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Sana: Play with Me

2026•movie

Role: Director

6.0

The Village of Eight Gravestones

2026•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Soil

2010•series

Role: Director

5.0

The Ancient Dogoo Girl

2009•series

Role: Director

8.0

Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File

2007•series

Role: Director

The J-Horror Virus

2023•movie

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

2023•movie

as Himself

Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun

2012•movie

Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video

2004•movie

as (archive footage)

Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood

2009•movie

Time Machine Girl

2025•movie

New Group

2026•movie

Ju-on: The Live

2023•movie

Role: Original Story

Ghosts vs. Aliens 02

2003•movie

Role: Screenplay

NightCry

2015•movie

Role: Director

Go Home

2020•movie

Role: Director

Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni Ya

2003•movie

Role: Director