Takashi Shimizu

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 12 films, with $98,768,496 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,247)

Best-known technical roles: The Grudge (Story Creator), The Grudge (Screenwriter), The Grudge 2 (Director), Ju-On: The Grudge (Director)

Most productive collaborators: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Takaski Shimizu, Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Jason Behr

Born: July 27, 1972 (53 years old)

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Acting Credits
Technical Credits

Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
In Technical Roles	Director	12	$39,469,500	$59,298,996	$98,768,496
	Screenwriter	2	$21,216,148	$32,535,555	$53,751,703
	Story Creator	1	$110,359,362	$76,921,753	$187,281,115
	Producer	1	$0	$0	$0

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,287	$39,469,500
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100)	3,076	$21,216,148
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700)	685	$110,359,362
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,178	$59,298,996
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900)	2,809	$32,535,555
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,037	$76,921,753
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,247	$98,768,496
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)	2,997	$53,751,703
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900)	862	$187,281,115

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.

2020 Preview: January

January 1st, 2020

It’s the year 2020, the year where we find out how many times you can say, “Well, hindsight is 20/20.” before you get punched. On the positive side, while December wasn’t a great month, it was good enough to help 2019 end on a positive note, a positive note that should continue into January. There are no real potential monster hits coming out this month, but there are three films that have a real shot at $100 million domestically. These are, in alphabetical order, 1917, which will rely on Awards Season to get to the century mark. Bad Boys for Life will have a much, much easier time getting to $100 million, assuming people still care about the franchise 17 years later. Finally, Dolittle is looking like a disaster with a really troubled production; however, a $100 million run isn’t out of the question and if it can get there, it will at least save face. As for last January, Glass was the biggest hit of the month in terms of raw dollars, but The Upside was more impressive, as it is one the biggest hits in STX Entertainment’s history. We need two of the three potential $100 million hits to reach that mark to keep pace with last year, but we also have one more weekend to get there. More...

All Acting Credits

All Technical Credits

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
Dec 31, 2023	Ki Keshimaki kaiji ma (忌怪島　…	Director
Dec 31, 2023	Sana: Let Me Hear (ミンナのウタ)…	Director		$7,932,082	$7,932,082
Feb 21, 2023	Ushikubi Village (牛首村)	Director
Dec 31, 2022	Immersion	Director		$30,165	$30,165
Mar 31, 2022	Jukai Mura	Director Screenwriter		$4,248,586	$4,248,586
Sep 14, 2021	Inunaki Mura	Director		$11,655,005	$11,655,005
Jan 3, 2020	The Grudge	Screenwriter	$21,216,148	$28,286,969	$49,503,117
Apr 12, 2016	7500	Director		$1,153,271	$1,153,271
Unknown	Flight 7500	Director
Jun 6, 2014	Geung si	Producer
Apr 2, 2013	Rabitto hora 3D	Director
Oct 13, 2006	The Grudge 2	Director	$39,143,839	$31,600,000	$70,743,839
Oct 22, 2004	The Grudge	Story Creator	$110,359,362	$76,921,753	$187,281,115
Jul 23, 2004	Ju-On: The Grudge	Director	$325,661	$2,679,887	$3,005,548
Dec 31, 2000	Ju-on: The Curse 2	Director

Averages			$42,761,253	$18,278,635	$37,283,636
Totals	15		$171,045,010	$164,507,718	$335,552,728

Director Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Dec 31, 2023	Ki Keshimaki kaiji ma …
Dec 31, 2023	Sana: Let Me Hear (ミンナ…				$7,932,082
Feb 21, 2023	Ushikubi Village (牛首村)…
Dec 31, 2022	Immersion				$30,165
Mar 31, 2022	Jukai Mura				$4,248,586
Sep 14, 2021	Inunaki Mura				$11,655,005
Apr 12, 2016	7500				$1,153,271
Unknown	Flight 7500
Apr 2, 2013	Rabitto hora 3D
Oct 13, 2006	The Grudge 2	$20,825,300	3,214	$39,143,839	$70,743,839	55.3%
Jul 23, 2004	Ju-On: The Grudge	$25,446	11	$325,661	$3,005,548	10.8%
Dec 31, 2000	Ju-on: The Curse 2

Averages		$10,425,373	1,613	$19,734,750	$14,109,785	33.1%
Totals	12			$39,469,500	$98,768,496

Producer Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Jun 6, 2014	Geung si

Averages		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.0%
Totals	1			n/a	n/a

Writer Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Mar 31, 2022	Jukai Mura				$4,248,586
Jan 3, 2020	The Grudge	$11,404,113	2,642	$21,216,148	$49,503,117	42.9%
Oct 22, 2004	The Grudge	$39,128,715	3,348	$110,359,362	$187,281,115	58.9%

Averages		$25,266,414	2,995	$65,787,755	$80,344,273	50.9%
Totals	3			$131,575,510	$241,032,818

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,287	$39,469,500
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100)	3,076	$21,216,148
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700)	685	$110,359,362
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,178	$59,298,996
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900)	2,809	$32,535,555
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,037	$76,921,753
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,247	$98,768,496
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000)	2,997	$53,751,703
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900)	862	$187,281,115