FILM DIRECTOR

Takashi Shimizu

1972 - Today

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Takashi Shimizu (清水 崇 Shimizu Takashi, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Takashi Shimizu has received more than 446,890 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Takashi Shimizu is the 1,375th most popular film director (down from 1,318th in 2019), the 1,520th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,421st in 2019) and the 54th most popular Japanese Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Takashi Shimizu ranks 1,375 out of 2,041. Before him are Brett Ratner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, A. Edward Sutherland, Gregg Araki, Judd Apatow, and Dave Filoni. After him are Vasily Goncharov, Geoff Murphy, Rich Moore, Sidney Olcott, Alfred E. Green, and James Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Takashi Shimizu ranks 261. Before him are Gen Urobuchi, Concha Buika, Björn Höcke, Florin Cîțu, Brian Tyler, and Alex Kapranos. After him are Leila Hatami, Fabian Picardo, João Carlos dos Santos, Alexei Shirov, Roland Møller, and Claudia Black.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takashi Shimizu ranks 1,520 out of 6,245. Before him are Kamui Kobayashi (1986), Hiroki Sakai (1990), Akihiko Hoshide (1968), Tomoko Ohara (1957), Hiro Matsushita (1961), and Kim Eui-tae (1941). After him are Haruhisa Hasegawa (1957), Okuro Oikawa (1896), Yuji Naka (1965), Satoshi Tsunami (1961), Gege Akutami (1992), and Shigeru Kasamatsu (1947).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Takashi Shimizu ranks 54. Before him are Naomi Kawase (1969), Shunji Iwai (1963), Shinichirō Watanabe (1965), Yōjirō Takita (1955), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (1978), and Hiromasa Yonebayashi (1973). After him are Jun'ichi Kōuchi (1886), Hiroyuki Imaishi (1971), Noriyuki Abe (1961), Yasuhiro Takemoto (1972), Byron Howard (1968), and Mari Okada (1976).

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