Takashi Shimizu
Born/Date of Birth: 27 July 1972
Place of Birth: Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Occupation: Filmmaker
Education: Kindai University
Books: Ju-On
Nominations: Digital Cinema Award – Special Mention, Digital Cinema Award
Takashi Shimizu (born 27 July 1972) is a Japanese filmmaker. He is best known for being the creator of the Ju-On franchise, and directing four of its films, internationally, in both Japan and the U.S. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Shimizu is "one of a new breed of Japanese horror directors" who prefers to "suggest menace and violence rather than directly depict it."