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Director
Koji Shiraishi
- Born June 1, 1973 in Fukuoka, Japan
Koji Shiraishi (白石 晃士 Shiraishi Kōji) was born and raised in Fukuoka, Japan. After graduating from Kyushu Sangyo University with a degree in film making, he went on to work as an assistant director on such films as Gakuryū Ishii's August in the Water and Shinobu Yaguchi's WATER BOYS. He cites Gakuryū Ishii as his favorite Japanese director, and Ishii's 1980 Crazy Thunder Road as his favorite film.
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Other directors he admires include John Carpenter, Brian De Palma, Abbas Kiarostami, and Sam Raimi, and films he enjoy include the original Dawn of the Dead (1978), The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987), The Thing (1982), and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Known for
Noroi: The Curse2005
Grotesque2009
Sadako vs. Kayako2016
Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman2007
The Ghost Station2023
Occult2009
Teke Teke2009
Cult2013
Filmography
- TBARed Spyder LilesFilmDirector
- TBASuper Man EaterFilmWriter, Director
- 2025KINKIFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2025白石晃士監督が呪術のように実践してきた恐怖の方程式Film自己
- 2025Found Again: Koji Shiraishi Talks Fake DocumentaryFilmSelf, Thanks
- 2025Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'FilmSelf, Thanks
- 2024House of SayuriFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2024The Dogs of KarmaSeriesSeries Director, Director, Creator
- 2024Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please Vol.1FilmKoji Shiraishi, Director, Editor, Writer
- 2024Director's POV Koji Shiraishi on NOROl: The CurseFilm自己
- 2024Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please Vol.2FilmKoji Shiraishi, Writer, Editor, Director
- 2024Why So Serious?FilmSelf
- 2024Urgent report! Pursuing the Truth about Kagutaba!!Film
- 2024Red Spider Lilies: The AscensionFilmWriter, Director, Editor
- 2024Noroi: The Curse - Deleted ScenesFilmDirector
- 2024How to Protect Yourself Against CursesFilmDirector
- 2023The Ghost StationFilmScreenplay
- 2023Senritsu Kaiki World Kowasugi!FilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Director, Sound Effects, Writer, Cinematography
- 2023Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, PleaseFilmDirector, Editor, Writer
- 2023Midsummer WitchFilmEditor, Director, Writer
- 2022Safe WordFilmDirector, Editor, Screenplay
- 2022Welcome to the Occult ForestSeriesKuroishi Koji, Director, Creator
- 2022Welcome to the Occult Forest: The MovieFilmKôji Kuroishi, Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 2022KnifeFilmWriter, Director, Editor, Cinematography, Colorist
- 2022Who?FilmColorist, Cinematography, Sound, Writer, Editor, Director
- 2022WindowFilmDirector, Sound, Cinematography, Editor, Colorist, Writer
- 2022VisitorFilmKôji Kuroishi, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Director
- 2022Namade Kowasugi! 2.5FilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Director, Writer, Cinematography
- 2021Shibuya2036SeriesCreator
- 2020A Beast in LoveFilmDirector, Writer
- 2020Top Secret Job 24 HoursSeriesDirector
- 2019Hell GirlFilmScreenplay, Director
- 2018Impossibility DefenseFilmScreenplay, Director
- 2018Cho EdogakeishiFilmSelf, Director, Camera Operator
- 2018Crazy Road of LoveFilmDirector
- 2017Simokita 2014FilmWriter, Director
- 2017Cinema CapriccioFilmSelf
- 2016Sadako vs. KayakoFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2016Kidan Piece of DarknessFilmWriter, Director
- 2016Museum: IntroductionFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2016Koji Shiraishi's Declaration of World DominationFilmScreenplay, Director of Photography, Director
- 2016Vauxhall Rideshow - Escape from Dead SchoolFilmTashiro, Director, Writer, Cinematography
- 2016Koji Shiraishi's Textbook of Fake Documentary - FilmingFilmDirector
- 2016Koji Shiraishi's Textbook of Fake Documentary - EditingFilm
- 2015Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Final ChapterFilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Writer, Director, Cinematography
- 2015Senritsu Kaiki File Super Kowa Too! Fear Adventure: Kokkuri-sanFilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Cinematography, Director, Writer
- 2015Senritsu Kaiki File Super Kowa Too! Dark Mystery: Snake WomanFilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Director, Writer, Cinematography, Visual Effects
- 2015Namade Kowasugi!FilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Writer, Cinematography, Director, Visual Effects
- 2015Seishun Gunjyoiro no NatsuFilm
- 2015Message From BeyondFilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Director
- 2015PleaseFilmDirector, Screenplay, Editor
- 2015RestFilmScreenplay, Director
- 2015NEET of the Living DeadFilm
- 2014A Record of Sweet MurderFilmTashiro, Director, Cinematography, Writer
- 2014Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Preface: True Story of the Ghost of YotsuyaFilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Director, Writer, Cinematography
- 2014Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! The Most Terrifying Movie in HistoryFilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Director, Cinematography, Writer
- 2014Kudo's SecretFilmTashiro, Director, Writer
- 2014Mystery ManFilmWriter, Effects Supervisor, Editor, Cinematography, Director
- 2014Her BrotherFilmDirector, Writer, Editor, Visual Effects, Cinematography
- 2014Zetsuosore Taikan KimodameshiFilmDirector, Writer
- 2014Ultra Violent People - DeluxeFilmProducer, Director, Cinematography, Writer, Editor
- 2014Murder WorkshopFilmWriter, Director, Editor, Director of Photography
- 2013CultFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2013Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 03: Legend of a Human-Eating KappaFilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Director, Writer, Cinematography
- 2013Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 04: The Truth! Hanako-san in the ToiletFilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Director, Cinematography, Writer
- 2013Ada 2: Zetsubô henFilmDirector, Writer
- 2013Ada: Senritsu-henFilmDirector, Writer
- 2013NMB48 - Omowase KousenFilmDirector
- 2012Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01: Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed WomanFilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Director, Cinematography, Screenplay, Director of Photography
- 2012Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 02: Shivering GhostFilmMasatsugu Tashiro, Writer, Director, Editor, Cinematography
- 2012To The Other SideFilmDirector, Writer
- 2012Good-ByeFilmCinematography, Editor, Director, Effects Supervisor, Writer
- 2012Anna Ishibashi: The Missing ActressFilmEditor, Director, Writer, Effects Supervisor
- 2012Gakkô no KaidanFilmDirector
- 2012Yuri Takami's ○○ StoryFilmDirector
- 2011VillainFilmKoji Shiraishi, Director, Screenplay
- 2011Nemosu Idol Sosenkyo BattleFilmEditor, Director, Screenplay
- 2011Ultra Violent PeopleFilmScreenplay, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor, Director
- 2010ShiromeFilmSelf, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
- 2010Paranormal PhenomenonFilmCinematography, Writer, Director