Hideo Nakata

Directing • 74 Credits

Biography

Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫 Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961) is a Japanese filmmaker.

🎬 Directed Titles (53)

Directorial Filmography
The Ring Two

The Ring Two

2005 ⭐ 2.9
Ring

Ring

1998 ⭐ 3.5
Dark Water

Dark Water

2002 ⭐ 3.4
Ring 2

Ring 2

1999 ⭐ 2.9
Chatroom

Chatroom

2010 ⭐ 2.9
Death Note: L Change the WorLd

Death Note: L Change the WorLd

2008 ⭐ 3.0
THE DAYS

THE DAYS

2023 ⭐ 3.9
Sadako

Sadako

2019 ⭐ 2.9
The Incite Mill

The Incite Mill

2010 ⭐ 2.8
The Complex

The Complex

2013 ⭐ 2.5
White Lily

White Lily

2016 ⭐ 2.3
The Forbidden Play

The Forbidden Play

2023 ⭐ 2.8
Kaidan

Kaidan

2007 ⭐ 3.4
Chaos

Chaos

2000 ⭐ 3.2
Stolen Identity

Stolen Identity

2018 ⭐ 2.8
Monsterz

Monsterz

2014 ⭐ 2.8
Ghost Theater

Ghost Theater

2015 ⭐ 3.0
Stigmatized Properties

Stigmatized Properties

2020 ⭐ 2.9
The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer

The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer

2019 ⭐ 2.8
Don't Look Up

Don't Look Up

1996 ⭐ 3.2
Usogui

Usogui

2022 ⭐ 2.8
Stigmatized Properties: Possession

Stigmatized Properties: Possession

2025 ⭐ 3.0
The Supernatural Sweet Shop: The Movie

The Supernatural Sweet Shop: The Movie

2024 ⭐ 3.4
Shōtai

Shōtai

2022 ⭐ 4.2
Remotely Killed

Remotely Killed

2020 ⭐ 2.9
It's in the Woods

It's in the Woods

2022 ⭐ 2.8
Words with Gods

Words with Gods

2014 ⭐ 2.9
Stolen Identity 2

Stolen Identity 2

2020 ⭐ 2.5
Female Teacher Diary: Forbidden Sex

Female Teacher Diary: Forbidden Sex

1995 ⭐ 2.6
The Complex: Prologue

The Complex: Prologue

2013 ⭐ 2.4
Sleeping Bride

Sleeping Bride

2000 ⭐ 2.3
Curse, Death & Spirit

Curse, Death & Spirit

1992 ⭐ 2.8
Shinigami-kun

Shinigami-kun

2014 ⭐ 3.4
Ghost Theater

Ghost Theater

2015 ⭐ 2.5
Sadistic and Masochistic

Sadistic and Masochistic

2001 ⭐ 3.8
Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game

Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game

2024 ⭐ 2.4
Life in Overtime

Life in Overtime

2018 ⭐ 3.9
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection

2015 ⭐ 3.0
Fear Newspaper

Fear Newspaper

2020 ⭐ 3.8
Last Scene

Last Scene

2002 ⭐ 3.5
School Ghost Story F

School Ghost Story F

1997 ⭐ 0.5
Take It

Take It

2000 ⭐ 3.5
Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder

Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder

2020 ⭐ 5.0
Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File

Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File

2007 ⭐ 4.0
The Consultant

The Consultant

2026 ⭐ 3.0
(Ura) Tôsatsu nanpa-dô

(Ura) Tôsatsu nanpa-dô

1996
Somewhere in Kamakura

Somewhere in Kamakura

2016
The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File

The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File

2007
Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood

Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood

2009
Beautiful 2016

Beautiful 2016

2016
Lovers in the Attic

Lovers in the Attic

2017
Like a Girl Playing House

Like a Girl Playing House

2016
嘘喰い -鞍馬蘭子篇／梶隆臣篇-

嘘喰い -鞍馬蘭子篇／梶隆臣篇-

2022

✍️ Written & Story Credits (6)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
Dark Water

Dark Water

2002 ⭐ 3.4
Screenplay
The Complex

The Complex

2013 ⭐ 2.5
Writer
Don't Look Up

Don't Look Up

2009 ⭐ 1.8
Story
Don't Look Up

Don't Look Up

1996 ⭐ 3.2
Story
Words with Gods

Words with Gods

2014 ⭐ 2.9
Writer
Female Teacher Diary: Forbidden Sex

Female Teacher Diary: Forbidden Sex

1995 ⭐ 2.6
Screenplay

🎭 Acting Roles (6)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Tokyo Fair Weather

Tokyo Fair Weather

1997 ⭐ 3.6
Sadistic and Masochistic

Sadistic and Masochistic

2001 ⭐ 3.8
Gore from Outer Space

Gore from Outer Space

2001 ⭐ 3.1
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

2023
as Himself
True Asian Horror

True Asian Horror

2007
as Self
Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood

Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood

2009