Directed credits
39
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Takashi Shimizu
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.7
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Directed movies: 34Directed series: 5All crew credits: 63
TMDB ID: 20310
IMDb ID: nm1234345
Known for: Directing
Born: July 27, 1972
Age: 54
Place of birth: Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1998 - 2026
Years active: 29
Average TMDB rating: 6.04
Wikidata: Q463565
Also known as
清水崇
Frequent jobs
Director (39)Screenplay (6)Executive Producer (4)Producer (3)Characters (2)Original Story (2)Writer (2)Creator (1)Story (1)
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.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Takashi Shimizu.
The Village of Eight Gravestones
Director
2026 Movie
Sana: Play with Me
Director
2026 Movie
The Mouths
Director
2026 Movie
Sana: Let Me Hear
Director
2024 Movie
Sana
Director
2023 Movie
Homunculus
Director
2021 Movie
Go Home
Director
2020 Movie
Howling Village
Director
2020 Movie
Innocent Curse
Director
2017 Movie
The Blue Hearts
Director
2017 Movie
Ame Onna
Director
2016 Movie
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
Director
2015 Movie
NightCry
Director
2015 Movie
Flight 7500
Director
2014 Movie
Kiki's Delivery Service
Director
2014 Movie
Rabbit Horror
Director
2011 Movie
The Shock Labyrinth
Director
2009 Movie
An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women
Director
2009 Movie
Ten Nights of Dreams
Director
2007 Movie
Reincarnation
Director
2005 Movie
The Grudge
Director
2004 Movie
Dark Tales of Japan
Director
2004 Movie
Marebito
Director
2004 Movie
Ju-on: The Grudge 2
Director
2003 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Takashi Shimizu.
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
Soil
Director • 8 eps
2010 Series
The Ancient Dogoo Girl
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File
Director • 1 eps
2007 Series
The Great Horror Family
Director • 13 eps
2004 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Takashi Shimizu.
Tomie: Rebirth
Director
2001 Movie
Resident Evil: Vendetta
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Ju-on: The Curse
Director
2000 Movie
Ju-on: The Grudge
Director
2002 Movie
Suicide Forest Village
Screenplay
2021 Movie
Ju-on: The Grudge 2
Director
2003 Movie
Ju-on: The Curse 2
Writer
2000 Movie
Ju-On: White Ghost
Story
2009 Movie
Rigor Mortis
Producer
2013 Movie
Reincarnation
Director
2005 Movie
Tokyo Gore Police
2008 Movie
Marebito
Director
2004 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Takashi Shimizu.
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Takashi Shimizu.
Missing Child Videotape
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Resident Evil: Vendetta
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Ju-on: The Grudge
Director
2002 Movie
The Grudge
Director
2004 Movie
The Grudge
Original Story
2019 Movie
Sadako vs. Kayako
Characters
2016 Movie
The Grudge 2
Characters
2006 Movie
The Grudge 3
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
Ju-on: The Curse
Director
2000 Movie
Tomie: Rebirth
Director
2001 Movie
Ju-on: The Grudge 2
Director
2003 Movie
Tokyo Gore Police
2008 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Takashi Shimizu.
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
Ju-On: Origins
Creator
2020 Series
The Ancient Dogoo Girl
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
The Great Horror Family
Director • 13 eps
2004 Series
Soil
Director • 8 eps
2010 Series
Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File
Director • 1 eps
2007 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Takashi Shimizu.
Missing Child Videotape
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Best Wishes to All
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Ju-on: The Live
Original Story
2023 Movie
Immersion
Screenplay
2023 Movie
Ox-Head Village
Writer
2022 Movie
Suicide Forest Village
Screenplay
2021 Movie
The Grudge
Original Story
2019 Movie
Resident Evil: Vendetta
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Sadako vs. Kayako
Characters
2016 Movie
Ghost Storyteller
Producer
2014 Movie
Rigor Mortis
Producer
2013 Movie
Ju-On: White Ghost
Story
2009 Movie
Ju-On: Black Ghost
Supervising Producer
2009 Movie
The Grudge 3
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
Ghosts vs. Aliens 03
Screenplay
2007 Movie
Unholy Women
Producer
2006 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Takashi Shimizu.
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Takashi Shimizu.
New Group
2026 Movie
Mag Mag
as YouTube
2026 Movie
Time Machine Girl
2025 Movie
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
as Himself
2023 Movie
The J-Horror Virus
2023 Movie
Samurai Ninja Onimanji
2023 Movie
The Night Before Upheaval
2022 Movie
The Ninja War of Torakage
2015 Movie
Why Horror?
as Self
2014 Movie
Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun
2012 Movie
Helldriver
as Man visiting prison
2010 Movie
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
as Chinese Professor
2009 Movie