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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Biography from TMDB.
- July 27, 1972 (54)
- Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
- Director, writer, actor and producer
- 37 on MovieCove · 84 credits in all
What are Takashi Shimizu's films like?
Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 28
Light 2 · Serious 7 · Dark 22
Grounded 9 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 6
Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 20
Steady 13 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 5
Straight-faced 27 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 2
Casual 1 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 13
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 12
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 12
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic6
- Ambiguous16
- Cyclical2
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 Takashi Shimizu's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).
- Rigor Mortis (2013) · producer · free
- Tokyo Gore Police (2008) · actor · free
- Reincarnation (2005) · director, writer · free
- Tormented (2011) · director, writer · free
- Suicide Forest Village (2021) · director, writer · free
- Howling Village (2019) · director, writer · free
- The Grudge 2 (2006) · director, writer · free
- Ox-Head Village (2022) · director, writer · free
- The Grudge 3 (2009) · writer, producer · free
- Flight 7500 (2014) · director · free
- Crunchyroll
- MovieSphere+, show their 4 titles on MovieSphere+
- Cineverse, show their 3 titles on Cineverse
- Hi-YAH!, show their 3 titles on Hi-YAH!
- Screambox, show their 3 titles on Screambox
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- ViX, show their 2 titles on ViX
- Midnight Pulp, show their title on Midnight Pulp
- RetroCrush, show their title on RetroCrush
- Sony Pictures Core, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
Subscription and free streaming for Takashi Shimizu'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
84 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Village of Eight Gravestones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Sana: Play with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Kuchi ni Kansuru Anketo(2026)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
New Group(2025)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Mag Mag(2025)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Time Machine Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Missing Child Videotape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Sana: Let Me Hear(2024)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Best Wishes to All(2023)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The J-Horror Virus(2023)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Ju-on: The Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Sana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Immersion(2023)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all filmsThey Are/Were Watching (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Samurai Ninja Onimanji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Night Before Upheaval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Ox-Head Village(2022)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Homunculus(2021)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Suicide Forest Village(2021)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Go Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Ju-on: Origins(2020)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Howling Village(2019)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Grudge(2019)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Innocent Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Resident Evil: Vendetta(2017)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Blue Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Sadako vs. Kayako(2016)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Ame Onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Ninja War of Torakage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
NightCry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Ju-on: The Final Curse(2015)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Ghost Storyteller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Flight 7500(2014)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Kiki's Delivery Service(2014)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Rigor Mortis(2013)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Tormented(2011)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Helldriver(2010)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Soil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Shock Labyrinth(2009)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
The Ancient Dogoo Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Ju-on: Black Ghost(2009)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Ju-on: White Ghost(2009)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Grudge 3(2009)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
63 Minutes Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Ura Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Tokyo Gore Police(2008)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Ghosts vs. Aliens 03 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Meatball Machine: Reject of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Ten Nights of Dreams(2006)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Unholy Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Grudge 2(2006)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Reincarnation(2005)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Grudge(2004)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Great Horror Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Dark Tales of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Marebito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Tutor I Loved, My Pure White Body Was Tainted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Ju-On: The Grudge 2(2003)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni Ya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Ghosts vs. Aliens 02 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Alter Ego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Ju-on: The Grudge(2002)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Ghosts vs. Aliens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Tomie: Re-birth(2001)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Shin rei bideo VI: Honto ni atta kowai hanashi - kyôfu tarento taikendan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Ju-on: The Curse 2(2000)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Hanging Balloons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Shin rei bideo V: Honto ni atta kowai hanashi - kyôfushin rei shashin-kan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Ju-on: The Curse(2000)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
4444444444 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
School Ghost Story G (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
In a Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Graveyard Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 82 titles, 81 of them dated from 1998 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Grudge (2004)
Highest rated
Ju-on: The Curse (2000)
Most popular right now
Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017)
Film career
- 2008Screen debut· Tokyo Gore Police
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 Takashi Shimizu's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th16
Shape of the crowd
26 of their 37 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed26
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Takashi Shimizu's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
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 Takashi Shimizu work with?
People who share at least 2 of Takashi Shimizu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takashige Ichise shares the most, 14.
Directors
- Masayuki OchiaiShared titles: The J-Horror Virus (2023), Ju-on: The Final Curse (2015), Ju-on: The Beginning of the End (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Masayuki Ochiai
Writers
- Daisuke HosakaShared titles: Ox-Head Village (2022), Suicide Forest Village (2021), Howling Village (2019), Tormented (2011), The Shock Labyrinth (2009)See all 5 shared titles with Daisuke Hosaka
- Takashige IchiseShared titles: The Grudge (2019), Ju-on: The Final Curse (2015), Flight 7500 (2014), Ju-on: The Beginning of the End (2014), Ju-on: Black Ghost (2009), Ju-on: White Ghost (2009), The Grudge 3 (2009), The Grudge 2 (2006), Reincarnation (2005), The Grudge (2004), Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003), Ju-on: The Grudge (2002) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Takashige Ichise
- Rumi KakutaShared titles: Sana: Let Me Hear (2024), Best Wishes to All (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Rumi Kakuta
- Stephen SuscoShared titles: The Grudge 2 (2006), The Grudge (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Susco
Actors
- Takako FujiShared titles: The Grudge 2 (2006), Reincarnation (2005), The Grudge (2004), Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003), Ju-on: The Grudge (2002), Ju-on: The Curse (2000), Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)See all 7 shared titles with Takako Fuji
- Rinka ÔtaniShared titles: Ox-Head Village (2022), Suicide Forest Village (2021), Howling Village (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Rinka Ôtani
- Yuya OzekiShared titles: The Grudge (2004), Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003), Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Yuya Ozeki
- Tarō SuwaShared titles: Tomie: Re-birth (2001), Ju-on: The Curse (2000), Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Tarō Suwa
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Gary AshiyaShared titles: Ju-on: Black Ghost (2009), Ju-on: White Ghost (2009), Tomie: Re-birth (2001), Ju-on: The Curse (2000), Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)See all 5 shared titles with Gary Ashiya
- Jun FukumotoShared titles: Ox-Head Village (2022), Homunculus (2021), Suicide Forest Village (2021), Howling Village (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Jun Fukumoto
- Kenji KawaiShared titles: Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017), Tormented (2011), Reincarnation (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Kenji Kawai
- Yoshifumi FukazawaShared titles: Ju-on: The Beginning of the End (2014), Ju-on: Black Ghost (2009), Ju-on: White Ghost (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Yoshifumi Fukazawa
Producers
- Roy LeeShared titles: The Grudge (2019), Flight 7500 (2014), The Grudge 3 (2009), The Grudge 2 (2006), The Grudge (2004)See all 5 shared titles with Roy Lee
- Doug DavisonShared titles: The Grudge (2019), The Grudge 3 (2009), The Grudge 2 (2006), The Grudge (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Doug Davison
- Satoshi FukushimaShared titles: Ju-on: The Beginning of the End (2014), The Grudge 2 (2006), Reincarnation (2005), The Grudge (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Satoshi Fukushima
- Kazuo KatôShared titles: Ju-on: Black Ghost (2009), Ju-on: White Ghost (2009), Ju-on: The Curse (2000), Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Kazuo Katô
Mixed roles
- Mari AsatoShared titles: The J-Horror Virus (2023), Ju-on: Black Ghost (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Mari Asato
