Hideo Nakata
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Hideo Nakata (中田秀夫 Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961, in Okayama, Japan) is a Japanese film director.
Nakata is most familiar works to Western audiences with horror films such as Ringu (1998), Ringu 2 (1999) and Dark Water (2002). Ringu was later remade in America as The Ring (2002).
Nakata was scheduled to make his English-language debut with True Believers, but later pulled out. He was later offered by DreamWorks to direct the movie The Ring Two (2005), which he accepted, making his English-language debut with a sequel to a remake of his own film.
Nakata made his initial breakthrough into film with Ghost Actress (1996). Although failing to attain any large-scale success, the film was responsible for leading to his directing of Ringu.
Other Nakata films include Sleeping Bride (2000); Curse, Death and Spirit; and Chaos (1999). He has now completed a Japanese ghost story, Kaidan. He is currently working on Hearn, which is about the life of Lafcadio Hearn who wrote Kwaidan.
Hideo Nakata is represented by United Talent Agency.
[edit] Filmography
- Kaidan - Director 2007
- Dark Water - Writer 2005
- The Ring Two - Director 2005
- Last Scene - Director, Producer 2002
- Dark Water - Director, Writer (screenplay) 2002
- Chi wo suu uchuu - Actor 2001
- Sotohiro - Director 2000
- Sleeping Bride (Garasu no nou) - Director 2000
- Sadistic and Masochistic (documentary) - Director, Himself 2000
- Ring 2 - Director, Writer 1999
- Chaos - Director 1999
- Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names (documentary) - Director, Writer 1998
- Ringu - Director 1998
- Tokyo biyori - Actor 1997
- Don't Look Up - Director, Writer (story) 1996
- Curse, Death & Spirit (video) - Director
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Novels: Ring • Spiral • Loop • The Birthday
Japanese Films: Ring 0: Birthday • Ring • Ring 2 • Rasen
American Films: The Ring • Rings • The Ring Two • The Ring 3
Korean Films: The Ring Virus
Curses: Samara Morgan • Sadako Yamamura • Eun-Suh Park • The Video • Towel-Headed Man
Other topics: Anna Morgan • Richard Morgan • Moesko Island Lighthouse • Hideo Nakata • She Is Here • Koji Suzuki • Terror's Realm
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