Hideo Nakata (ä¸ç"° 秀夫, Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961) is a
Japanese filmmaker.Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most
familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films
such as Ring (1998), Ring 2 (1999) and Dark Water (2002). Several of
these were remade in English as The Ring (2002), Dark Water (2005),
and The Ring Two.Nakata was scheduled to make his English-language
debut with True Believers, but later pulled out. He was later offered
by DreamWorks to direct the movie The Ring Two (2005), which he
accepted, making his English-language debut with a sequel to a remake
of his own film.Nakata made his initial breakthrough into film with
Ghost Actress aka 'Don't Look Up' (1996). Although failing to attain
any large-scale success, the film was responsible for leading to his
directing of Ring.
Japanese filmmaker.Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most
familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films
such as Ring (1998), Ring 2 (1999) and Dark Water (2002). Several of
these were remade in English as The Ring (2002), Dark Water (2005),
and The Ring Two.Nakata was scheduled to make his English-language
debut with True Believers, but later pulled out. He was later offered
by DreamWorks to direct the movie The Ring Two (2005), which he
accepted, making his English-language debut with a sequel to a remake
of his own film.Nakata made his initial breakthrough into film with
Ghost Actress aka 'Don't Look Up' (1996). Although failing to attain
any large-scale success, the film was responsible for leading to his
directing of Ring.
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