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Hideo Nakata

Hideo Nakata

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July 19, 1961Konkō, Okayama, Japan

Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫 Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961) is a Japanese filmmaker.

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Known for

The Ring Twomovie

The Ring Two

2005

Ringmovie

Ring

1998

Dark Watermovie

Dark Water

2002

Ring 2movie

Ring 2

1999

Chatroommovie

Chatroom

2010

Death Note: L Change the WorLdmovie

Death Note: L Change the WorLd

2008

THE DAYStv

THE DAYS

2023

Sadakomovie

Sadako

2019

The Incite Millmovie

The Incite Mill

2010

The Complexmovie

The Complex

2013

Directing57

The Consultanttv

The Consultant

2026

Director

Stigmatized Properties: Possessionmovie

Stigmatized Properties: Possession

2025

Director

The Supernatural Sweet Shop: The Moviemovie

The Supernatural Sweet Shop: The Movie

2024

Director

Stolen Identity: The Last Hackermovie

Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker

2024

Director

The Forbidden Playmovie

The Forbidden Play

2023

Director

THE DAYStv

THE DAYS

2023

Director

It's in the Woodsmovie

It's in the Woods

2022

Director

Shōtaitv

Shōtai

2022

Director

Usoguimovie

Usogui

2022

Director

嘘喰い -鞍馬蘭子篇／梶隆臣篇-tv

嘘喰い -鞍馬蘭子篇／梶隆臣篇-

2022

Director

Fear Newspapertv

Fear Newspaper

2020

Director

Stigmatized Propertiesmovie

Stigmatized Properties

2020

Director

Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murdermovie

Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder

2020

Director

Remotely Killedmovie

Remotely Killed

2020

Director

Stolen Identity 2movie

Stolen Identity 2

2020

Director

Sadakomovie

Sadako

2019

Director

The Woman Who Keeps a Murderermovie

The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer

2019

Director

Stolen Identitymovie

Stolen Identity

2018

Director

Life in Overtimemovie

Life in Overtime

2018

Director

Lovers in the Attictv

Lovers in the Attic

2017

Director

White Lilymovie

White Lily

2016

Director

Like a Girl Playing Housetv

Like a Girl Playing House

2016

Director

Somewhere in Kamakuramovie

Somewhere in Kamakura

2016

Director

Beautiful 2016movie

Beautiful 2016

2016

Director

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collectionmovie

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection

2015

Director

Ghost Theatermovie

Ghost Theater

2015

Director

Ghost Theatertv

Ghost Theater

2015

Director

Words with Godsmovie

Words with Gods

2014

Director

Monsterzmovie

Monsterz

2014

Director

Shinigami-kuntv

Shinigami-kun

2014

Director

The Complexmovie

The Complex

2013

Director

The Complex: Prologuetv

The Complex: Prologue

2013

Director

The Incite Millmovie

The Incite Mill

2010

Director

Chatroommovie

Chatroom

2010

Director

Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywoodmovie

Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood

2009

Director

Death Note: L Change the WorLdmovie

Death Note: L Change the WorLd

2008

Director

The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case Filemovie

The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File

2007

Director

Kaidanmovie

Kaidan

2007

Director

Kaiki Daisakusen - Second Filetv

Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File

2007

Director

The Ring Twomovie

The Ring Two

2005

Director

Last Scenemovie

Last Scene

2002

Director

Dark Watermovie

Dark Water

2002

Director

Sadistic and Masochisticmovie

Sadistic and Masochistic

2001

Director

Chaosmovie

Chaos

2000

Director

Curse. Death. Ling Gaiden 2. A scary story that really happened Cursed Spirit Gaiden 2movie

Curse. Death. Ling Gaiden 2. A scary story that really happened Cursed Spirit Gaiden 2

2000

Director

Take Itmovie

Take It

2000

Director

Sleeping Bridemovie

Sleeping Bride

2000

Director

Ring 2movie

Ring 2

1999

Director

Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
movie

Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

1998

Director

Ringmovie

Ring

1998

Director

School Ghost Story Fmovie

School Ghost Story F

1997

Director

Don't Look Upmovie

Don't Look Up

1996

Director

(Ura) Tôsatsu nanpa-dômovie

(Ura) Tôsatsu nanpa-dô

1996

Director

Female Teacher Diary: Forbidden Sexmovie

Female Teacher Diary: Forbidden Sex

1995

Director

Curse, Death & Spiritmovie

Curse, Death & Spirit

1992

Director

Rinbumovie

Rinbu

1988

Assistant Director

Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrificemovie

Woman in a Box: Virgin Sacrifice

1985

Assistant Director

Acting7

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghostsmovie

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

2023

Himself

Hideo Nakata: Ghosts, Rings and Water
movie

Hideo Nakata: Ghosts, Rings and Water

2016

Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywoodmovie

Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood

2009

True Asian Horrormovie

True Asian Horror

2007

Self

Sadistic and Masochisticmovie

Sadistic and Masochistic

2001

Gore from Outer Spacemovie

Gore from Outer Space

2001

Tokyo Fair Weathermovie

Tokyo Fair Weather

1997

Writing7

Ghost Theatermovie

Ghost Theater

2015

Original Film Writer

Words with Godsmovie

Words with Gods

2014

Writer

The Complexmovie

The Complex

2013

Writer

Don't Look Upmovie

Don't Look Up

2009

Story, Original Film Writer

Dark Watermovie

Dark Water

2002

Screenplay

Don't Look Upmovie

Don't Look Up

1996

Story

Female Teacher Diary: Forbidden Sexmovie

Female Teacher Diary: Forbidden Sex

1995

Screenplay

Creator2

Ghost Theatertv

Ghost Theater

2015

Creator

The Complex: Prologuetv

The Complex: Prologue

2013

Creator

Crew1

Sadistic and Masochisticmovie

Sadistic and Masochistic

2001

Cinematography

Production1

The Complex: Prologuetv

The Complex: Prologue

2013

Executive Producer