A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
中田 秀夫
Birthplace:
Konkō, Okayama, Japan
Born:
July 19, 1961
Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫 Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961) is a Japanese filmmaker.
Assistant Director:
1985 Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice
1988 Rinbu
Cinematography:
1985 Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice
1988 Rinbu
2001 Sadistic and Masochistic
Director:
1985 Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice
1988 Rinbu
1992 Curse, Death & Spirit
1995 Female Teacher's Diary Forbidden Sex
1996 Back) Voyeur pick-up road
1996 Don't Look Up
1997 School Ghost Story F
1998 Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998 Ring
1999 Ring 2
2000 Chaos
2000 Curse. Death. Ling Gaiden 2. A scary story that really happened Cursed Spirit Gaiden 2
2000 Sleeping Bride
2000 Take It
2001 Last Scene
2001 Sadistic and Masochistic
2002 Dark Water
2005 The Ring Two
2007 Kaidan
2007 The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
2008 Death Note: L Change the WorLd
2009 Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood
2010 Chatroom
2010 The Incite Mill
2013 The Complex
2014 Monsterz
2014 Words with Gods
2015 Ghost Theater
2015 Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
2016 Somewhere in Kamakura
2016 White Lily
2018 Life in Overtime
2018 Stolen Identity
2019 Sadako
2019 The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer
2020 Remotely Killed
2020 Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder
2020 Stigmatized Properties
2020 Stolen Identity 2
2022 It's in the Woods
2022 Usogui
2023 The Forbidden Play
2024 Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker
2024 The Supernatural Sweet Shop The Movie
2025 Stigmatized Properties: ZOKU – The Terrifying Floor Plan
Original Film Writer:
1985 Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice
1988 Rinbu
1992 Curse, Death & Spirit
1995 Female Teacher's Diary Forbidden Sex
1996 Back) Voyeur pick-up road
1996 Don't Look Up
1997 School Ghost Story F
1998 Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998 Ring
1999 Ring 2
2000 Chaos
2000 Curse. Death. Ling Gaiden 2. A scary story that really happened Cursed Spirit Gaiden 2
2000 Sleeping Bride
2000 Take It
2001 Last Scene
2001 Sadistic and Masochistic
2002 Dark Water
2005 The Ring Two
2007 Kaidan
2007 The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
2008 Death Note: L Change the WorLd
2009 Don't Look Up
2009 Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood
2010 Chatroom
2010 The Incite Mill
2013 The Complex
2014 Monsterz
2014 Words with Gods
2015 Ghost Theater
2015 Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
2016 Somewhere in Kamakura
2016 White Lily
2018 Life in Overtime
2018 Stolen Identity
2019 Sadako
2019 The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer
2020 Remotely Killed
2020 Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder
2020 Stigmatized Properties
2020 Stolen Identity 2
2022 It's in the Woods
2022 Usogui
2023 The Forbidden Play
2024 Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker
2024 The Supernatural Sweet Shop The Movie
2025 Stigmatized Properties: ZOKU – The Terrifying Floor Plan
Screenplay:
1985 Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice
1988 Rinbu
1992 Curse, Death & Spirit
1995 Female Teacher's Diary Forbidden Sex
1996 Back) Voyeur pick-up road
1996 Don't Look Up
1997 School Ghost Story F
1998 Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998 Ring
1999 Ring 2
2000 Chaos
2000 Curse. Death. Ling Gaiden 2. A scary story that really happened Cursed Spirit Gaiden 2
2000 Sleeping Bride
2000 Take It
2001 Last Scene
2001 Sadistic and Masochistic
2002 Dark Water
2005 The Ring Two
2007 Kaidan
2007 The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
2008 Death Note: L Change the WorLd
2009 Don't Look Up
2009 Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood
2010 Chatroom
2010 The Incite Mill
2013 The Complex
2014 Monsterz
2014 Words with Gods
2015 Ghost Theater
2015 Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
2016 Somewhere in Kamakura
2016 White Lily
2018 Life in Overtime
2018 Stolen Identity
2019 Sadako
2019 The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer
2020 Remotely Killed
2020 Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder
2020 Stigmatized Properties
2020 Stolen Identity 2
2022 It's in the Woods
2022 Usogui
2023 The Forbidden Play
2024 Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker
2024 The Supernatural Sweet Shop The Movie
2025 Stigmatized Properties: ZOKU – The Terrifying Floor Plan
Story:
1985 Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice
1988 Rinbu
1992 Curse, Death & Spirit
1995 Female Teacher's Diary Forbidden Sex
1996 Back) Voyeur pick-up road
1996 Don't Look Up
1997 School Ghost Story F
1998 Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998 Ring
1999 Ring 2
2000 Chaos
2000 Curse. Death. Ling Gaiden 2. A scary story that really happened Cursed Spirit Gaiden 2
2000 Sleeping Bride
2000 Take It
2001 Last Scene
2001 Sadistic and Masochistic
2002 Dark Water
2005 The Ring Two
2007 Kaidan
2007 The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
2008 Death Note: L Change the WorLd
2009 Don't Look Up
2009 Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood
2010 Chatroom
2010 The Incite Mill
2013 The Complex
2014 Monsterz
2014 Words with Gods
2015 Ghost Theater
2015 Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
2016 Somewhere in Kamakura
2016 White Lily
2018 Life in Overtime
2018 Stolen Identity
2019 Sadako
2019 The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer
2020 Remotely Killed
2020 Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder
2020 Stigmatized Properties
2020 Stolen Identity 2
2022 It's in the Woods
2022 Usogui
2023 The Forbidden Play
2024 Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker
2024 The Supernatural Sweet Shop The Movie
2025 Stigmatized Properties: ZOKU – The Terrifying Floor Plan
Writer:
1985 Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice
1988 Rinbu
1992 Curse, Death & Spirit
1995 Female Teacher's Diary Forbidden Sex
1996 Back) Voyeur pick-up road
1996 Don't Look Up
1997 School Ghost Story F
1998 Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998 Ring
1999 Ring 2
2000 Chaos
2000 Curse. Death. Ling Gaiden 2. A scary story that really happened Cursed Spirit Gaiden 2
2000 Sleeping Bride
2000 Take It
2001 Last Scene
2001 Sadistic and Masochistic
2002 Dark Water
2005 The Ring Two
2007 Kaidan
2007 The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
2008 Death Note: L Change the WorLd
2009 Don't Look Up
2009 Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood
2010 Chatroom
2010 The Incite Mill
2013 The Complex
2014 Monsterz
2014 Words with Gods
2015 Ghost Theater
2015 Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
2016 Somewhere in Kamakura
2016 White Lily
2018 Life in Overtime
2018 Stolen Identity
2019 Sadako
2019 The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer
2020 Remotely Killed
2020 Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder
2020 Stigmatized Properties
2020 Stolen Identity 2
2022 It's in the Woods
2022 Usogui
2023 The Forbidden Play
2024 Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker
2024 The Supernatural Sweet Shop The Movie
2025 Stigmatized Properties: ZOKU – The Terrifying Floor Plan
Creator:
2013 The Complex: Prologue
2015 Ghost Theater
Director:
2007 Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File
2013 The Complex: Prologue
2014 Shinigami-kun
2015 Ghost Theater
2016 Like a Girl Playing House
2017 Lovers in the Attic
2020 Fear Newspaper
2022 Shōtai
2023 THE DAYS
Executive Producer:
2007 Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File
2013 The Complex: Prologue
2014 Shinigami-kun
2015 Ghost Theater
2016 Like a Girl Playing House
2017 Lovers in the Attic
2020 Fear Newspaper
2022 Shōtai
2023 THE DAYS
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