Hideo Nakata

Hideo Nakata
中田 秀夫
Nakata at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival in 2015
Born (1961-07-19) 19 July 1961 (age 63)
Okayama, Japan
Other namesNakada Hideo
OccupationFilmmaker

Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫, Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961) is a Japanese filmmaker.[1]

Life and career

Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan.[2] He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as Ring (1998), Ring 2 (1999) and Dark Water (2002).[3] Several of these were remade in English as The Ring (2002), Dark Water (2005), and The Ring Two.[4]

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 a.k.a. Don't Look Up (1996). Although failing to attain any large-scale success, the film was responsible for leading to his directing of Ring.

Other Nakata films include Sleeping Bride (2000); Curse, Death & Spirit; and Chaos (2000). He directed the psychological thriller The Incite Mill which premiered on 16 October 2010 in Japan.[5] He has now completed a Japanese ghost story, Kaidan.[6] Nakata is currently working on Hearn, which is about the life of Lafcadio Hearn who wrote Kwaidan.

He is represented by United Talent Agency. His film Chatroom, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[7]

Filmography

Film

Television

  • Gakkô no kaidan F (1997) (story "Hoken-shitsu", story "Rei Video")
  • Shinigami-kun (2014) – 1 episode
  • Yo ni mo Kimyô na Monogatari: Eiga kantoku-hen (2015)
  • Magamoto (2016) – 8-part miniseries
  • Remote de Korosareru (2020)
  • Kyoufu Shinbun (2020)
  • The Days (2023) – with Masaki Nishiura[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Schilling, Mark (18 January 2010). "Hideo Nakata to direct 'Incite Mill'". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010.
  2. ^ Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2007). 501 Movie Directors. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 603. ISBN 9781844035731. OCLC 1347156402.
  3. ^ Serafini, Matt (18 January 2010). "Nakata to Direct the Incite Mill". DreadCentral. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
  4. ^ "ENOUGH of These Underground Games. Hideo Nakata, It's a Little Late". BloodyDisgusting. 18 January 2010.
  5. ^ "New Trailer: Spend Some Time in Hideo Nakata's The Incite Mill". DreadCentral. 20 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Full Trailer for Hideo Nakata's 'The Incite Mill'". DreadCentral. 5 July 2010.
  7. ^ Leffler, Rebecca (15 April 2010). "Hollywood Reporter: Cannes Lineup". hollywoodreporter. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  8. ^ "事故物件 恐い間取り". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  9. ^ "スマホを落としただけなのに 囚われの殺人鬼". eiga.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "横浜流星が銀髪・白スーツ姿に『噓喰い』映画化で主演 中田秀夫監督とタッグ". Crank-in!. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  11. ^ ""それ"がいる森". eiga.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "禁じられた遊び". eiga.com. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  13. ^ "スマホを落としただけなのに 最終章 ファイナル ハッキング ゲーム". eiga.com. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  14. ^ "ふしぎ駄菓子屋 銭天堂". eiga.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  15. ^ "役所広司、Netflixシリーズ初主演 福島第一原発事故の真実に迫る『THE DAYS』配信決定". Crank-in!. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
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