Hideo Nakata 中田 秀夫
Born	July 19, 1961 Okayama, Japan
Other name(s)	Nakada Hideo
Occupation	film director

Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫 Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961, in Okayama, Japan) is a Japanese film director. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 See also 4 External links

Career

Nakata is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on J-Horror films such as Ringu (1998), Ringu 2 (1999) and Dark Water (2002). J-Horror is a term used to refer to Japanese contributions to Horror fiction in popular culture is a 1998 Japanese horror mystery Film from director Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel of the same name For the 2005 American horror film see The Ring Two. Ring 2 (リング2 Ringu 2) (1999 directed by Hideo Nakata, is the Dark Water is a 2002 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata, the director of Ring and Ring 2 Ringu was later remade in America as The Ring (2002) and Dark Water (2002) as Dark Water (2005). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Ring is a 2002 American remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film of the same name (also known as Ringu) Dark Water is a 2002 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata, the director of Ring and Ring 2 Dark Water is a 2005 American drama - horror Film directed by Walter Salles and starring

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. DreamWorks LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, or DreamWorks Studios, is a major American Film studio The Ring Two is a 2005 American Horror film, and a Sequel to the 2002 film The Ring, which A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work A " remake' " is a term used to described something that has been done again sometimes with better Quality, and usually with more features

Nakata made his initial breakthrough into film with Ghost Actress (1996). Although failing to attain any large-scale success, the film was responsible for leading to his directing of Ringu.

Other Nakata films include Sleeping Bride (2000); Curse, Death and Spirit; and Chaos (2000). is a Japanese 2000 tragic-romance film directed by Hideo Nakata, based on a comic by Osamu Tezuka. is a 2000 Japanese Mystery - thriller film directed by Hideo Nakata. He has now completed a Japanese ghost story, Kaidan. He is currently working on Hearn, which is about the life of Lafcadio Hearn who wrote Kwaidan. Patrick Lafcadio Hearn ( June 27, 1850 - September 26, 1904) also known as after gaining Japanese citizenship was an author best known

Hideo Nakata is represented by United Talent Agency. The United Talent Agency (UTA was founded in 1991 as the result of a merger between two medium-size talent agencies Bauer-Benedek Agency and Leading Artists Agency and is

Filmography

• The Ring Three - Director 2009
• L: Change the World (Death Note spinoff) - Director 2007
• Kaidan - Director 2007
• Dark Water (USA) - Writer 2005
• The Ring Two - Director 2005
• Last Scene - Director, Producer 2002
• Dark Water - Director, Writer (screenplay) 2002
• Chi wo suu uchuu - Actor 2001
• Sotohiro - Director 2000
• Chaos - Director 2000
• Sleeping Bride (Garasu no nou) - Director 2000
• Sadistic and Masochistic (documentary) - Director, Himself 2000
• Ring 2 - Director, Writer 1999
• Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names (documentary) - Director, Writer 1998
• Ringu - Director 1998
• Tokyo biyori - Actor 1997
• Don't Look Up - Director, Writer (story) 1996
• Curse, Death & Spirit (video) - Director

See also

• J-Horror

External links

• Hideo Nakata at the Internet Movie Database
• Nakata's JMDb Listing (in Japanese)

L change the WorLd, directed by Hideo Nakata, is a Spin-off film of the ''Death Note'' movie series. is a series of two Live-action Japanese films released in 2006 and based on the Death Note Manga series by Tsugumi Ohba Dark Water is a 2005 American drama - horror Film directed by Walter Salles and starring The Ring Two is a 2005 American Horror film, and a Sequel to the 2002 film The Ring, which Dark Water is a 2002 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata, the director of Ring and Ring 2 is a 2000 Japanese Mystery - thriller film directed by Hideo Nakata. is a Japanese 2000 tragic-romance film directed by Hideo Nakata, based on a comic by Osamu Tezuka. For the 2005 American horror film see The Ring Two. Ring 2 (リング2 Ringu 2) (1999 directed by Hideo Nakata, is the Joseph Losey ( January 14, 1909 in La Crosse Wisconsin – June 22, 1984 in Curse Death & Spirit is three-part anthology of Japanese ghost stories from popular director Hideo Nakata ( Ringu, The Ring 2 J-Horror is a term used to refer to Japanese contributions to Horror fiction in popular culture

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