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Hiroshi Takahashi

Hiroshi Takahashi

Writer, actor and director, also producer · Born August 8, 1959 (67) · Chiba, Chiba, Japan

Hiroshi Takahashi was born on 8 August 1959 in Chiba, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Sodom the Killer (2004), Ringu (1998) and Occult Bolshevism (2018).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 8, 1959 (67)
From
Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Works as
Writer, actor and director, also producer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 50% in 30 days

What are Hiroshi Takahashi's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.

Genres

Horror9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
42%
Ideas
15%
Morality
14%
Self
11%
Society
10%
Bonds
4%
Power
4%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
14
Tense
13
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
5
Cold
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hiroshi Takahashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroshi Takahashi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • アンティゴネイタス (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor · Writer

  • Serpent's Path(2024)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The J-Horror Virus(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Onna no ketto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • The Ghost Station(2022)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The House of the Serpent(2022)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 同志アナスタシア (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Welcome to Toei Slaughterhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Living in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Kanata Yori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Ju-on: Origins(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • RUN!-3films- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as 広告代理店

  • Toshimaen: Haunted Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Hill of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Band from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Occult Bolshevism(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Foreboding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Teleplay

  • Foreboding: Serial Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Teleplay

  • Haruneko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sugawara

  • The Carol of the Old Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Spine-Chilling Short Stories Kowabana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • 女優霊の原点・幻のフィルム 『シェラデコブレの幽霊』を探して (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as 自己

  • The Sylvian Experiments(2010)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Up(2009)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Orochi - Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Adaptation · Writer

  • Sea of Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Masters of Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Look of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Gregory

  • The Ring Two(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Sodom the Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Premonition(2004)

    as Man Who Talking to Satomi

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • 突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Akecha Dame-hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • 3 on 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Deka Matsuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Requiem from the Darkness(2003)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Ju-on: The Grudge(2002)

    Creative Consultant

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Ring(2002)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Yorokobi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Voice

  • Gore from Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • Crazy Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 13 episodes · as Genkai Hiraga (voice)

  • Ring 0: Birthday(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • School Ghost Story: Spring Haunting Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Ring 2(1999)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • School Ghost Story G (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay

  • Hanako of the Toilet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Serpent's Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Ringu(1998)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Inferno Jūrin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • The Revenge: A Visit from Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • The Nude Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • GO CRAZY 銃弾を駆け抜けろ！ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • Don't Look Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay

  • XX: Beautiful Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Edo Murasaki Limited Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Screenplay

  • Beautiful Target(1995)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • XX: Beautiful Hunter(1994)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Crows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • Tôhôkenbunroku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • Hold Me and Kiss Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Curse, Death & Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles from 1992 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Ring (2002)

$249M worldwide

Highest rated

Ringu (1998)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

The Ring Two (2005)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 59: 14 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting14 of 59: 5 only directing, 9 with another roleWriting39 of 59: 29 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thEditing1 of 59: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 59: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

59 titles, 10 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s18 · crew2000s18 · 7 acting · 11 crew2010s12 · 5 acting · 7 crew2020s11 · 2 acting · 9 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Hiroshi Takahashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

XX: Beautiful Hunter (1994)

83rd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Ringu (1998)

Midcredits 87th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Hiroshi Takahashi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles8–72 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 85 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hiroshi Takahashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroshi Takahashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kôji Suzuki shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles