Actor

Koji Shiraishi

Directing

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Movies: 100Series: 5Crew credits: 99

TMDB ID: 124640

IMDb ID: nm1823283

Known for: Directing

Born: June 1, 1973

Age: 52

Place of birth: Fukuoka, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1995 - 2025

Years active: 31

Average TMDB rating: 6.33

Wikidata: Q3817802

Also known as

Kōji Shiraishi • Kouji Shiraishi • 白石晃士 • 白石晃士

Other jobs

Director (54)Writer (17)Screenplay (10)Cinematography (5)Editor (4)Assistant Director (1)Creator (1)Original Concept (1)

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Biography

Koji Shiraishi (白石晃士 Shiraishi Kōji) was born and raised in Fukuoka, Japan. After graduating from Kyushu Sangyo University with a degree in film making, he went on to work as an assistant director on such films as Gakuryū Ishii's August in the Water and Shinobu Yaguchi's WATER BOYS. He cites Gakuryū Ishii as his favorite Japanese director, and Ishii's 1980 Crazy Thunder Road as his favorite film. Other directors he admires include John Carpenter, Brian De Palma, Abbas Kiarostami, and Sam Raimi, and films he enjoy include the original Dawn of the Dead (1978), The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987), The Thing (1982), and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)