Takashi Shimizu Movies

When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of...

A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly...

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...

A homeless man meets a medical school student who pays him to volunteer for a surgical procedure known as trepanation, drilling a hole in his skull,...

After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the mysterious case, only to discover that the house is...

An apparitions of a young schoolgirl in a yellow rain hat, a family massacre, and a law student's suicide after he fails his bar exam are linked by...

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

A reconstructed girl is created from the pieces of a vampire girl's mini-butchery. Slaughter abounds as both of them pursue the same boy.

Takashi Shimizu's newest film is about a mysterious cassette tape containing a melody. People who hear this melody gradually begin to hum it...

After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to...

Still reeling from the events of a zombie apocalypse, a young woman, along with a group of allies, makes her way across a dystopian Japan in search...

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

Having launched a social media prank about a haunted building, three girls suddenly vanish. Rumours circulate that they were victims of The Ox-Head...

One day a mysterious box arrived and a curse began to spread all over. The source of the box is 'Jukai Village'. The village is hidden in Jukai...

Two schoolgirls, Hisayo Yoshida and Kanna Murakami, who are tasked with caring for their school's pet rabbits, are sweeping the cages and feeding the...

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

Keita discovers a missing boy in the woods and soon receives a mysterious videotape from his estranged mother

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

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 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...