Kōji Shiraishi
Kōji Shiraishi | |
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Born | Fukuoka, Japan | June 1, 1973
Occupation(s) | Film director and screenwriter |
Years active | 1995–present |
Kōji Shiraishi (白石 晃士, Shiraishi Kōji, born June 1, 1973) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is primarily known for directing Japanese horror films, most notably Noroi: The Curse.
Background
Kōji Shiraishi was born and raised in Fukuoka, Japan. After graduating from Kyushu Sangyo University with a degree in film making, he went on to work as an assistant director on such films as Gakuryū Ishii's August in the Water and Shinobu Yaguchi's Waterboys.[1]
He cites Gakuryū Ishii as his favorite Japanese director, and Ishii's 1980 Crazy Thunder Road as his favorite film. Other directors he admires include John Carpenter, Brian De Palma, Abbas Kiarostami, and Sam Raimi, and films he enjoy include the original Dawn of the Dead (1978), The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987), The Thing (1982), and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).[2]
Filmography
- Suiyō puremia: Sekai Saikyō J Horā SP Nihon no Kowai Yoru (2004, made-for-TV)
- Za Horā Kaiki Gekijō: Kaiki! Shinin Shōjo (2004, short film)
- Ju-Rei: The Uncanny (2004)
- Noroi: The Curse (2005)
- Bakkan! Gurabia teikoku (2007, TV series)
- Carved (2007)
- Ura horā (2008, direct-to-video)
- Takada Wataru Teki Zero (2008)
- Grotesque (2009)
- Occult (2009)
- Teketeke (2009)
- Teketeke 2 (2009)
- Shirome (2010)
- Bachiatari Bōryoku Ningen (2010)
- Chō Akunin (2011)
- Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi File 01: Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed Woman (2012)
- Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi File 02: Shivering Ghost (2012)
- Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi File 03: Legend of a Human-Eating Kappa (2013)
- Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi File 04: The Truth! Hanako-san in the toilet (2013)
- The Showing - The Scariest Meeting Ever (2013, short film)
- Cult (2013)
- Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Preface: True Theory, Yotsuya Kaidan, the Curse of Oiwa (2014)
- Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi: The Most Terrifying Movie in History (2014)
- A Record Of Sweet Murder (2014)
- Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi: Final Chapter (2015)
- Senritsu Kaiki File Super Kowa Too! Fear Adventure: Kokkuri-san (2015)
- Senritsu Kaiki File Super Kowa Too! Dark Mystery: Snake Woman (2015)
- Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)
- Impossibility Defense (2018)
- Koi no Crazy Road (2018)
- Hell Girl (2019)
- Seoul 2020 DJM2000G Opening Ceremony (2020, "The Phantom Ballroom" segment)
- Safe Word (2022)[3]
- Welcome to the Occult Forrest: The Movie (2022)
References
- ^ 3rd Shinsedai Cinema Festival 2011: The New Generation Japanese Film Festival Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, "Shirome" (retrieved on September 23, 2011).
- ^ 3:AM Magazine, "If You Want Blood (You've Got It): An Interview with Koji Shiraishi," by David F. Hoenigman (November 29, 2009 - retrieved on September 23, 2011).
- ^ "愛してる!". eiga.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
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