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Takashi Shimizu

Director · 55 credits · 27 in highly-rated films

Best known for Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)

Frequent collaborators: Keisuke Toyoshima, Norio Tsuruta, Hideo Nakata, Ryuta Miyake

Best Takashi Shimizu movies by genre

Directed movies (44 total, ranked by score)

  1. Ju-on: The Grudge

    2002 · ★ 6.8 (991 votes)

    Horror

    1

  2. Ju-on: The Curse

    2000 · ★ 6.8 (313 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    2

  3. Ju-on: The Grudge 2

    2003 · ★ 6.5 (396 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    3

  4. The Grudge

    2004 · ★ 5.9 (3,266 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    4

  5. Tomie: Rebirth

    2001 · ★ 7.1 (101 votes)

    Horror

    5

  6. Innocent Curse

    2017 · ★ 6.1 (10 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    6

  7. Ju-on: The Curse 2

    2000 · ★ 6.2 (182 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    7

  8. Sana

    2023 · ★ 7.0 (44 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    8

  9. Suicide Forest Village

    2021 · ★ 6.5 (94 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Drama

    9

  10. Sana: Let Me Hear

    2024 · ★ 7.2 (11 votes)

    Horror

    10

  11. The Mouths

    2026

    Horror

    11

  12. Reincarnation

    2005 · ★ 6.1 (150 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    12

  13. The Village of Eight Gravestones

    2026

    Mystery, Horror

    13

  14. School Ghost Story G

    1998 · ★ 6.6 (14 votes)

    TV Movie, Horror

    14

  15. Ten Nights of Dreams

    2007 · ★ 6.4 (14 votes)

    Fantasy, Horror

    15

  16. The Blue Hearts

    2017 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. Howling Village

    2020 · ★ 5.8 (106 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    17

  18. Sana: Play with Me

    2026 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    18

  19. Immersion

    2023 · ★ 6.2 (17 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

    19

  20. Kiki's Delivery Service

    2014 · ★ 6.0 (83 votes)

    Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy

    20

  21. Dark Tales of Japan

    2004 · ★ 5.9 (21 votes)

    Horror, TV Movie

    21

  22. Ghosts vs. Aliens

    2002 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror, Drama

    22

  23. Marebito

    2004 · ★ 6.0 (146 votes)

    Horror

    23

  24. Homunculus

    2021 · ★ 6.0 (122 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Fantasy

    24

  25. Ox-Head Village

    2022 · ★ 5.6 (47 votes)

    Horror, Drama, Mystery

    25

  26. The Grudge 2

    2006 · ★ 5.6 (1,132 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    26

  27. The Hanging Balloons

    2000

    Horror, TV Movie

    27

  28. Ghosts vs. Aliens 03

    2007 · ★ 9.8 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Horror

    28

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

    2015 · ★ 6.1 (4 votes)

    29

  30. NightCry

    2015

    Horror

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.