Ju-On (呪怨 , Juon , lit.
 "Curse Grudge", also known as The Grudge) is a Japanese horror franchise created by Takashi Shimizu, consisting of 12 feature films.
 Shimizu attended the Film School of Tokyo, where he studied under Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
 Kurosawa helped Shimizu shepherd the "Ju-On" projects to fruition.
Toshio Saeki (佐伯 俊雄 , Saeki Toshio ) is a fictional character from the "Ju-on" franchise, created by Takashi Shimizu.
 He was played by several child actors, being Daiki Sawada in the short movie "4444444444", Ryōta Koyama in the original two V-Cinema movies, Yuya Ozeki in the theatrical movies and The Grudge, Ohga Tanaka in "The Grudge 2", Shimba Tsuchiya in "The Grudge 3", Shūsei Uto in "" and "", Kai Kobayashi in the 2014 Japanese reboot "", and Garrett Masuda in the parody "Scary Movie 4".
 He is characterized by his pitch-black eyes, pale skin, and the haunting meowing sounds he makes.
Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English film director and producer.
 His films come from a broad range of genres, including the action drama "Top Gun" (1986), action comedy "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987), auto racing film "Days of Thunder" (1990), action comedy "The Last Boy Scout" (1991), romantic dark comedy crime film "True Romance" (1993), submarine action film "Crimson Tide" (1995), psychological thriller "The Fan" (1996), spy thriller "Enemy of the State" (1998), spy film "Spy Game" (2001), action thriller "Man on Fire" (2004), sci-fi action thriller "Déjà Vu" (2006), thriller "The Taking of Pelham 123" (2009), and the action thriller "Unstoppable" (2010).
Tomie: Re-birth (富江 re-birth ) is a 2001 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu as the third installment of the "Tomie" film series, based on a manga of the same name by Junji Ito.
 The film was released in Japan on March 24, 2001, and screened at the Manila Eiga Sai (Japanese Film Festival) in Philippines on September 3, 2005.
The Grudge is a 2004 American supernatural horror film and a remake of the Japanese film, "".
 The film was released in North America on October 22, 2004, by Columbia Pictures, and was directed by Takashi Shimizu (director of all previous "Ju-on" films) while Stephen Susco scripted the film.
 The plot is told through a non-linear sequence of events and includes several intersecting subplots.
 The film was a box office success, making over $187 million against a $10 million budget, though it received only mixed reviews from critics.
Takashi Shimizu (Japanese: 清水 誉 , Hepburn: Shimizu Takashi ) is a professional baseball catcher for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.
Jai West (ジェイ・ウエスト) is an actor, poet of French Canadian and Japanese descent born in Vancouver, British Columbia and currently based in Tokyo, Japan.
 He is best known for his work on screen as manic Japanese American gangster Lee in Sion Sono's "Hazard" (2005), a thief grappling with his sexual identity in Gen Sekiguchi's "Survive Style 5+" (2004), and portraying Beethoven in the popular Tokyo Gas commercials.
 He has appeared in numerous films and television series, from "21 Jump Street" (1990) to Takashi Shimizu's "The Great Horror Family" (2004) and Takashi Miike's "Big Bang Love, Juvenile A" (2006).
 West has released two spoken word poetry albums in Japanese and English under the pseudonym Lotus Chamelion.
Ju-on: The Curse (呪怨 , Juon ) , also known as simply Ju-on, is a 2000 Japanese V-Cinema Supernatural horror film and the first installment in the "Ju-on" franchise, following two short films.
 The film was written and directed by Takashi Shimizu and is divided in six parts, chronicling the experiences of tenants of a cursed house where a man, Takeo Saeki (Takashi Matsuyama) killed his wife, Kayako (Takako Fuji), and his son, Toshio (Ryota Koyama), in a jealous rage.
 It was followed by "" in the same year.
The Shock Labyrinth (戦慄迷宮 ) is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Takashi Shimizu.
 The theme song is called "CLONE" and is performed by Straightener.
Takashi Shimizu (清水 崇 "Shimizu Takashi", born 27 July 1972) is a Japanese filmmaker.
 He is best known for being the creator of the Japanese "Ju-on" series and American "The Grudge" franchise.
 According to film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon, Shimizu is "one of a new breed of Japanese horror directors" who prefers to "suggest menace and violence rather than directly depict it."

Question: Which director is Japanese, Tony Scott or Takashi Shimizu?
Answer: Takashi Shimizu