"Shimizu, Takashi"@en . "Takashi Shimizu"@en . "Takashi Shimizu (\u6E05\u6C34 \u5D07 Shimizu Takashi, born 27 July 1972) is a Japanese filmmaker. He is best known for being the creator of the Japanese Ju-on series and American The Grudge franchise. According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Shimizu is \"one of a new breed of Japanese horror directors\" who prefers to \"suggest menace and violence rather than directly depict it.\""@en . "1972-07-27Z"^^ . . . . . . . "\u6E05\u6C34 \u5D07"@en . . "Japanese film director" . "1972Z"^^ .