Takashi Shimizu
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" Ju- On" 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."
Joseph De Grasse
Joseph Louis De Grasse( May 4, 1873 – May 25, 1940) was a Canadian film director.
Born in Bathurst, New Brunswick, he was the elder brother of actor Sam De Grasse.
His Wife's Friend
His Wife's Friend is a lost 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Joe De Grasse and written by John Burland Harris- Burland and R. Cecil Smith.
The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Warren Cook, Henry Mortimer, Richard Neill, S. Barrett, and William A. Williams.
The film was released on December 21, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.
Claude Weisz
Claude Weisz is a French film director born in Paris.
The Grudge
The Grudge is a 2004 supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu, written by Stephen Susco, and produced by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Takashige Ichise.
A remake of Shimizu's 2002 Japanese horror film, it stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, KaDee Strickland, Clea DuVall, and Bill Pullman, and is the first installment in" The Grudge" film series which is based on the Japanese" Ju- On" franchise.
Takako Fuji, Yuya Ozeki, and Takashi Matsuyama portray the characters Kayako Saeki, Toshio Saeki, and Takeo Saeki from the original films.
The plot is told through a nonlinear sequence of events, and includes several intersecting subplots.
After the success of American remake of" The Ring", Sony Pictures had green- lit an American remake of" Ju- On: The Grudge".
Shimizu, the writer and director of the original film, was hired to direct the film, from a screenplay written by Susco.
Principal photography on ther film began on January 26, 2004 and wrapped in July 2004 in Tokyo, Japan.
" The Grudge" was released in North America on October 22, 2004, by Columbia Pictures.
The film received mixed reviews, though Gellar's performance as Karen Davis was praised by critics, and was a box- office success, making over$ 187 million against a$ 10 million budget.
The film was followed by two sequels," The Grudge 2"( 2006) and" The Grudge 3"( 2009).
A reimagining entitled" The Grudge", which takes place concurrently with the events of this film, is set to be released in 2020.
Ju-On: The Curse
, 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.
Hyun Jyu-ni
Hyun Jyu- ni( born August 1, 1985), previously known under the stage names Juni or Ju-an, is a South Korean singer and actress.
W. Augustus Barratt
W. Augustus Barratt( 1873- 1947) was a Scottish- born, later American, songwriter and musician.
Ju-On: The Grudge
Ju- On: The Grudge is a 2002 Japanese horror film written and directed by Takashi Shimizu; it is the third installment in the" Ju- On" series and the first film to be theatrically released( the first two entries being direct- to- video productions).
It premiered at the Screamfest Film Festival in October 2002 and has spawned several sequels and an American remake titled" The Grudge", which was released in 2004.
The film was followed by.
The Grudge 3
The Grudge 3 is a 2009 American supernatural horror film and the third installment in" The Grudge" film series.
Toby Wilkins, who had previously directed the successful film" Splinter" and the short film series" Tales from the Grudge", took Takashi Shimizu's place as director who later served as executive producer, while Brad Keene replaced Stephen Susco as screenwriter.
The film stars Johanna Braddy, Gil McKinney, Emi Ikehata, Jadie Rose Robson, Beau Mirchoff and Shawnee Smith, with a special appearance by Matthew Knight( from" The Grudge 2").
Aiko Horiuchi and Shimba Tsuchiya plays Kayako and Toshio in the film, with Takashi Matsuyama being the only actor reprising his role from the previous films.
Unlike the previous American films that were both rated PG- 13," The Grudge 3" was given an R rating because of its graphic bloody violence, gore and language.
The film features a linear plotline unlike all of its predecessors, which used nonlinear sequences of events for their respective plots and subplots.
" The Grudge 3" was released on DVD on May 12, 2009, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
It received mixed to negative reviews from critics and grossed$ 38 million against a$ 5 million budget.

Question: Which film has the director born later, His Wife'S Friend or Ju-On: The Grudge?
Answer: Ju-On: The Grudge