Takashi Shimizu is a Japanese film director, born July 27th, 1972.
He is best known for directing the Ju-on series of movies, as well as the American remake series, The Grudge (except for the third one - he chose to be an Executive Producer on that one, instead).
Some of his other films include:
- Reincarnation (2005)
- Marebito
- Tomie: Re-birth
- Horror Village series
- Howling Village
- Suicide Forest Village
- Cow Neck Village
He also contributed to the horror-comedy TV series The Great Horror Family, and directed a short story in the anthology movie Dark Tales Of Japan.
He has been recently announced as the director of the upcoming live-action adaptation of the first two Kiki's Delivery Service novels
. No, seriously.
