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Norio Tsuruta

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Norio Tsuruta: Biography

  • Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 1960
  • Profession: Director; screenwriter; producer
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Norio Tsuruta Fast Facts:
  • Often called "The Father of Japanese Horror" because of his early-'90s straight-to-video series Scary True Stories, which influenced the creators of Ringu (1998) and Ju-on: The Grudge (2003).
  • First theatrically released film was the fourth entry in the popular Ringu series, Ringu 0: Bâsudei (Birthday) (2000).
  • First English-language project was "Dream Cruise," a second-season episode of the Showtime anthology series Masters of Horror.
  • College:
  • Wako University, Tokyo, Japan (BA in Economics)
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