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Hideo Nakata
中田 秀夫 |
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Nakata at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival in 2015
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| Born | 19 July 1961 Okayama, Japan
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| Other names | Nakada Hideo |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫, Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961) is a famous Japanese filmmaker. He is well-known for directing exciting horror movies that have scared audiences around the world.
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Life and Career of Hideo Nakata
Hideo Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He became very popular in the West for his work on Japanese horror films. These include the chilling movies Ring (1998), Ring 2 (1999), and Dark Water (2002). Many of these scary films were later remade in English for audiences outside Japan. For example, Ring became The Ring (2002), and Dark Water became Dark Water (2005).
Directing English-Language Films
Nakata was first planning to direct an English movie called True Believers, but he later decided not to. However, DreamWorks then asked him to direct The Ring Two (2005). He accepted this offer, and it became his first English-language film. It was interesting because he directed a sequel to a remake of his own original Japanese movie!
Early Success and Breakthrough
Hideo Nakata first broke into the film world with his movie Ghost Actress, also known as Don't Look Up (1996). Even though this film didn't become a huge hit, it was very important. It led him to direct the movie Ring, which became a massive success and made him famous.
Other Notable Works
Nakata has directed many other films besides his famous horror movies. These include Sleeping Bride (2000), Curse, Death & Spirit, and Chaos (2000). He also directed a psychological thriller called The Incite Mill, which came out in Japan on October 16, 2010. He has also completed a Japanese ghost story called Kaidan. More recently, his film Chatroom was shown at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
Hideo Nakata's Filmography
Hideo Nakata has directed many movies and television shows throughout his career. Here is a list of some of his works:
Films Directed by Nakata
- Curse, Death & Spirit (1992)
- Don't Look Up (1996)
- Ring (1998)
- Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names (1998)
- Ring 2 (1999)
- Sleeping Bride (1999)
- Take It (2000)
- Chaos (2000)
- Dark Water (2002)
- The Ring Two (2005)
- Kaidan (2007)
- L: Change the World (2008)
- Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood (2009)
- Chatroom (2010)
- The Incite Mill (2010)
- The Complex (2013)
- Life After 3.11 (2013)
- Monsterz (2014)
- Words With Gods (2014) – segment "Sufferings"
- Ghost Theater (2015)
- Somewhere in Kakamura (2016 short)
- White Lily (2016)
- Life in Overtime (2018)
- Stolen Identity (2018)
- The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer (2019)
- Sadako (2019)
- Stigmatized Properties (2020)
- Stolen Identity 2 (2020)
- Usogui: Lie Eater (2022)
- It's in the Woods (2022)
- The Forbidden Play (2023)
- Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game (2024)
- Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō (2024)
- Stigmatized Properties 2 (2025)
Television Works
- 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
See also
In Spanish: Hideo Nakata para niños
- Japanese horror
