Hideo Nakata facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 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 names	Nakada Hideo
Occupation	Filmmaker

Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫, Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961) is a famous Japanese filmmaker. He is known for directing many exciting movies, especially Japanese horror films.

Hideo Nakata's Life and Career

Hideo Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan, on July 19, 1961. He grew up to become a very important director in the world of movies.

Becoming a Horror Film Director

Nakata is best known for his scary movies. Many people in Western countries know his work from films like Ring (1998) and Dark Water (2002). These movies became very popular.

Some of his Japanese horror films were even remade in English. For example, Ring became The Ring in 2002. Dark Water was remade as Dark Water in 2005. He even directed The Ring Two (2005), which was a sequel to the American remake of his own film. This was his first time directing a movie in English.

Early Success in Film

Nakata's big break in movies came with a film called Ghost Actress (1996). Even though it wasn't a huge hit, this movie helped him get the chance to direct Ring.

He has directed many other films too. Some of these include Sleeping Bride (2000) and Chaos (2000). He also directed a psychological thriller called The Incite Mill in 2010. Nakata has continued to make interesting films, including a Japanese ghost story called Kaidan.

In 2010, his film Chatroom was shown at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. This is a very famous film festival where movies from all over the world are celebrated.

Hideo Nakata's Filmography

Here are some of the movies and TV shows Hideo Nakata has directed.

Films Directed by Nakata

• Don't Look Up (1996)
• Ring (1998)
• Ring 2 (1999)
• Chaos (2000)
• Dark Water (2002)
• The Ring Two (2005)
• Kaidan (2007)
• L: Change the World (2008)
• Chatroom (2010)
• The Incite Mill (2010)
• The Complex (2013)
• Monsterz (2014)
• Ghost Theater (2015)
• White Lily (2016)
• Stolen Identity (2018)
• Sadako (2019)
• Stigmatized Properties (2020)
• Usogui: Lie Eater (2022)
• It's in the Woods (2022)
• The Forbidden Play (2023)

Television Shows Directed by Nakata

• Gakkô no kaidan F (1997)
• Shinigami-kun (2014) – 1 episode
• Magamoto (2016) – 8-part miniseries
• The Days (2023) – with Masaki Nishiura

See also

In Spanish: Hideo Nakata para niños

• Japanese horror