Hideo Nakata: A Brief Overview For Beginners

The Ring WellDon’t know who Hideo Nakata is? You’ll probably find a more comprehensive answer if you spend ten or fifteen minutes on Wikipedia, but if you just want the short answer, check out CNN’s brief feature over the Japanese horror director who’s most famous in the U.S. for the “Ring” movies and “Dark Water”.

Born in Okayama, Japan, in 1961, Nakata enrolled at the University of Tokyo to study journalism.

On graduating he went on to work in Japan’s Nikkatsu Studios, the same place where renowned director Akira Kurosawa started out. He didn’t’ start out aiming to make horror films, but it was Nikkatsu Studios that Nakata met Hiroshi Takahashi, the screenplay writer for “Ringu.”

“Hideo Nakata: Director of dread” [CNN]

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Chris Walters |
 
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