Takashi Shimizu Movies

The supernatural grudge manifests itself by way of a strange cyst growing in the body of a young woman, slowly draining all life from her in revenge...

When a former actor moves into an apartment building with the intention of commiting suicide, he is saved by a Taoist priest who used to specialize...

Young art student Hideo paints an unnerving portrait of Tomie, who whispers that she loves him. Inexplicably, he reacts by stabbing her to death with...

A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.

A young girl named Kiki must leave her home for a year to begin training in witchcraft. She leaves on her broom, but first says goodbye to her...

A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place...

During the summer vacation period, temporary teacher Honoka Kimijima is in charge of a supplementary class. One day, a female student suddenly jumps...

The horror-thriller follows a group of teenagers dealing with the disappearance of one of them, Yuki, at an amusement park's haunted house. On a...

Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to...

Horror fan Tal Zimerman examines the psychology of horror around the world to find out why people love to be scared.

How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out in this insightful documentary charting...

Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told by a...

A made-for-TV anthology horror film composed of four stories, two of which serving as prequels to the Ju-on series.

A two-part feature directed separately by Shimizu and his colleague Keisuke Toyoshima. Unrelated to each other, both have a common goal: to bring...

Shortfilm sequel to the movie Meatball Machine. There is no real action but we'll see a bunch of aliens kill both each other and humans.

To his mute sister's dismay, a young boy puts a dying rabbit out of its misery with a brick -- and soon the siblings end up in a world of nightmares.

A found footage anthology horror film by Kôji Shiraishi.

A young woman’s visit to her grandparents’ home leads to the discovery of what’s brought them happiness, a revelation that will...

Six directors picked a favorite song by Japanese punk rock band "The Blue Hearts" and made a short film inspired by the song.