Hideo Nakata Biography

Fast Facts

• His 2010 film "Chatroom" was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival
• Won four awards for the original Japanese "Ring," including the Best Asian Film award from the Fant-Asia Film Festival and the Audience Award from the NatFilm Festival
• Won six awards for "Dark Water," including a Silver Raven from the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film, the Grand Prize at the Gérardmer Film Festival, and the Jury's Choice Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
• Graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in Journalism, and also briefly studied Engineering
• Got into directing because he was a film buff who wanted to be on the other side of the camera
• His first job in the business was as an assistant director for a film studio
• Best known as a director of Japanese horror films, including both the original Japanese and American remakes of the "Ring" series
• Was supposed to make his English-language directing debut with the film "True Believers," but pulled out and was later offered to direct "The Ring Two," thus making his English-language debut with a sequel to a remake of his own film