Hideo Nakata

Birth Name:

Hideo Nakata

Birth Place:

Okayama, Japan

Profession

Director, Writer, Actor, Producer

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

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