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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

A found footage anthology horror film by Kôji Shiraishi.

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.

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

A young man on a bicycle is turning a corner in front of an apparently abandoned building when he begins to hear the ringing of a cell phone. (A...

Horror, gag, and entertainment by Keisuke Toyoshima of "Heller master Shimizu Takashi ×" Kaidan New Ear Bag Nobuhiro "!" Hellstone catching out...

A suburban town is faced with a series of bizarre incidents in which children disappear and three days later an adult in their life dies. A...