A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
日本 兵库县 神户市
Born:
January 18, 1961
Creative Director:
2014 Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
Director:
1989 Tokyo: The Last War
2014 Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
Executive Producer:
1988 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1989 Tokyo: The Last War
1993 American Yakuza
1993 Necronomicon
1994 Blue Tiger
1995 Crying Freeman
1995 No Way Back
1996 Countdown
1997 Drive
1999 Moonlight Express
2005 Noroi: The Curse
2014 Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
2016 In the Shadow of Iris
Producer:
1985 Making of Stardust Brothers
1985 The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
1986 To Sleep So as to Dream
1988 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1989 Tokyo: The Last War
1991 All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
1993 American Yakuza
1993 Necronomicon
1994 A Watcher in the Attic
1994 Blue Tiger
1995 Crying Freeman
1995 No Way Back
1996 Countdown
1997 Drive
1997 Lie Lie Lie
1998 Murder on D Street
1998 Ring
1998 The Spiral
1999 Moonlight Express
2000 Crazy Lips
2000 Ju-On: The Curse 2
2000 Ju-on: The Curse
2000 Ring 0
2001 Love Song
2002 Dark Water
2002 Ju-on: The Grudge
2003 Ju-on: The Grudge 2
2004 Infection
2004 Premonition
2004 The Grudge
2005 All About My Dog
2005 Dark Tales of Japan - Special Edition: 10 Most Terrifying Things in History that Really Happened
2005 Inferno
2005 Noroi: The Curse
2006 Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006 Reincarnation
2006 The Grudge 2
2006 The Kon Ichikawa Story
2007 Retribution
2008 Shutter
2008 Ura Horror
2009 Ju-On: Black Ghost
2009 Ju-On: White Ghost
2009 The Grudge 3
2010 The Sylvian Experiments
2011 Happy Together –All About My Dog–
2013 Cult
2013 The Crone
2014 Flight 7500
2014 Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
2015 Ju-on: The Final Curse
2015 The Bride
2016 In the Shadow of Iris
2019 The Grudge
Screenplay:
1985 Making of Stardust Brothers
1985 The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
1986 To Sleep So as to Dream
1988 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1989 Tokyo: The Last War
1991 All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
1993 American Yakuza
1993 Necronomicon
1994 A Watcher in the Attic
1994 Blue Tiger
1995 Crying Freeman
1995 No Way Back
1996 Countdown
1997 Drive
1997 Lie Lie Lie
1998 Murder on D Street
1998 Ring
1998 The Spiral
1999 Moonlight Express
2000 Crazy Lips
2000 Ju-On: The Curse 2
2000 Ju-on: The Curse
2000 Ring 0
2001 Love Song
2002 Dark Water
2002 Ju-on: The Grudge
2003 Ju-on: The Grudge 2
2004 Infection
2004 Premonition
2004 The Grudge
2005 All About My Dog
2005 Dark Tales of Japan - Special Edition: 10 Most Terrifying Things in History that Really Happened
2005 Inferno
2005 Noroi: The Curse
2006 Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006 Reincarnation
2006 The Grudge 2
2006 The Kon Ichikawa Story
2007 Retribution
2008 Shutter
2008 Ura Horror
2009 Ju-On: Black Ghost
2009 Ju-On: White Ghost
2009 The Grudge 3
2010 The Sylvian Experiments
2011 Happy Together –All About My Dog–
2013 Cult
2013 The Crone
2014 Flight 7500
2014 Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
2015 Ju-on: The Final Curse
2015 The Bride
2016 In the Shadow of Iris
2019 The Grudge
Visual Effects Producer:
1985 Making of Stardust Brothers
1985 The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
1986 To Sleep So as to Dream
1988 The Peacock King
1988 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1989 Tokyo: The Last War
1991 All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
1993 American Yakuza
1993 Necronomicon
1994 A Watcher in the Attic
1994 Blue Tiger
1995 Crying Freeman
1995 No Way Back
1996 Countdown
1997 Drive
1997 Lie Lie Lie
1998 Murder on D Street
1998 Ring
1998 The Spiral
1999 Moonlight Express
2000 Crazy Lips
2000 Ju-On: The Curse 2
2000 Ju-on: The Curse
2000 Ring 0
2001 Love Song
2002 Dark Water
2002 Ju-on: The Grudge
2003 Ju-on: The Grudge 2
2004 Infection
2004 Premonition
2004 The Grudge
2005 All About My Dog
2005 Dark Tales of Japan - Special Edition: 10 Most Terrifying Things in History that Really Happened
2005 Inferno
2005 Noroi: The Curse
2006 Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006 Reincarnation
2006 The Grudge 2
2006 The Kon Ichikawa Story
2007 Retribution
2008 Shutter
2008 Ura Horror
2009 Ju-On: Black Ghost
2009 Ju-On: White Ghost
2009 The Grudge 3
2010 The Sylvian Experiments
2011 Happy Together –All About My Dog–
2013 Cult
2013 The Crone
2014 Flight 7500
2014 Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
2015 Ju-on: The Final Curse
2015 The Bride
2016 In the Shadow of Iris
2019 The Grudge
Writer:
1985 Making of Stardust Brothers
1985 The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
1986 To Sleep So as to Dream
1988 The Peacock King
1988 Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1989 Tokyo: The Last War
1991 All's Quiet on the Recruit Front
1993 American Yakuza
1993 Necronomicon
1994 A Watcher in the Attic
1994 Blue Tiger
1995 Crying Freeman
1995 No Way Back
1996 Countdown
1997 Drive
1997 Lie Lie Lie
1998 Murder on D Street
1998 Ring
1998 The Spiral
1999 Moonlight Express
2000 Crazy Lips
2000 Ju-On: The Curse 2
2000 Ju-on: The Curse
2000 Ring 0
2001 Love Song
2002 Dark Water
2002 Ju-on: The Grudge
2003 Ju-on: The Grudge 2
2004 Infection
2004 Premonition
2004 The Grudge
2005 All About My Dog
2005 Dark Tales of Japan - Special Edition: 10 Most Terrifying Things in History that Really Happened
2005 Inferno
2005 Noroi: The Curse
2006 Murder of the Inugami Clan
2006 Reincarnation
2006 The Grudge 2
2006 The Kon Ichikawa Story
2007 Retribution
2008 Shutter
2008 Ura Horror
2009 Ju-On: Black Ghost
2009 Ju-On: White Ghost
2009 The Grudge 3
2010 The Sylvian Experiments
2011 Happy Together –All About My Dog–
2013 Cult
2013 Talk to the Dead
2013 The Crone
2014 Flight 7500
2014 Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
2015 Ju-on: The Final Curse
2015 The Bride
2016 In the Shadow of Iris
2019 The Grudge
Creator:
2023 Naokiman Horror Show
Producer:
2020 Ju-On: Origins
2023 Naokiman Horror Show
Screenplay:
2020 Ju-On: Origins
2023 Naokiman Horror Show
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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