Kōji Shiraishi

Kōji Shiraishi
Kōji Shiraishi
	Director Kōji Shiraishi at the Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, Donostia-San Sebastián, 2016
Born	June 1, 1973; Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation	Film director and screenwriter
Years active	1995–present

Kōji Shiraishi (白石晃士, Shiraishi Kōji, born June 1, 1973) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and occasional actor. He is primarily known for directing Japanese horror films, most notably Noroi: The Curse.

Background

Kōji Shiraishi was born and raised in Fukuoka, Japan. After graduating from Kyushu Sangyo University with a degree in film making, he went on to work as an assistant director on such films as Gakuryū Ishii's August in the Water and Shinobu Yaguchi's Waterboys.[1]

He cites Gakuryū Ishii as his favorite Japanese director, and Ishii's 1980 Crazy Thunder Road as his favorite film. Other directors he admires include John Carpenter, Brian De Palma, Abbas Kiarostami, and Sam Raimi, and films he enjoy include the original Dawn of the Dead (1978), The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987), The Thing (1982), and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).[2]

Filmography

Suiyō puremia: Sekai Saikyō J Horā SP Nihon no Kowai Yoru (2004, made-for-TV)
Za Horā Kaiki Gekijō: Kaiki! Shinin Shōjo (2004, short film)
Ju-Rei: The Uncanny (2004)
Noroi: The Curse (2005)
Bakkan! Gurabia teikoku (2007, TV series)
Carved (2007)
Ura horā (2008, direct-to-video)
Takada Wataru Teki Zero (2008)
Grotesque (2009)
Occult (2009)
Teketeke (2009)
Teketeke 2 (2009)
Shirome (2010)
Bachiatari Bōryoku Ningen (2010)
Chō Akunin (2011)
The Showing - The Scariest Meeting Ever (2013, short film)
Cult (2013)
A Record Of Sweet Murder (2014)
Sadako vs. Kayako (2016)
Impossibility Defense (2018)
Koi no Crazy Road (2018)
Hell Girl (2019)
Seoul 2020 DJM2000G Opening Ceremony (2020, "The Phantom Ballroom" segment)

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References

3rd Shinsedai Cinema Festival 2011: The New Generation Japanese Film Festival Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, "Shirome" (retrieved on September 23, 2011).
3:AM Magazine, "If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It): An Interview with Koji Shiraishi," by David F. Hoenigman (November 29, 2009 - retrieved on September 23, 2011).

External links

Kōji Shiraishi on IMDb

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[1] 3rd Shinsedai Cinema Festival 2011: The New Generation Japanese Film Festival Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, "Shirome" (retrieved on September 23, 2011).

[2] 3:AM Magazine, "If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It): An Interview with Koji Shiraishi," by David F. Hoenigman (November 29, 2009 - retrieved on September 23, 2011).