The Best Takashi Shimizu Movies, Ranked
34 credits from 1998 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Howling Village (2019) comes out on top with a score of 56. The biggest box office hit is The Grudge (2004) with $187M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Takashi Shimizu Box Office Hits
Takashi Shimizu's films have made $300M worldwide in total. The Grudge (2004) is the biggest hit at $187M, ahead of The Grudge 2 (2006) ($70.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Grudge 2004 · Mystery $187M $110M dom. - 2
The Grudge 2 2006 · Drama $70.7M $39.1M dom. - 3
Howling Village 2019 · Horror $13.4M - 4
Suicide Forest Village 2021 · Mystery $5.65M - 5
Reincarnation 2005 · Mystery $4.66M $322K dom. - 6
Innocent Curse 2017 · Thriller $3.92M - 7
Ox-Head Village 2022 · Horror $3.25M - 8
The Shock Labyrinth 2009 · Thriller $3.23M - 9
Flight 7500 2014 · Horror $2.87M - 10
Ju-on: The Grudge 2004 · Thriller $2.73M
The Best Takashi Shimizu Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Takashi Shimizu has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Horror leads with 12 films, and Howling Village (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best Takashi Shimizu Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Takashi Shimizu's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Takashi Shimizu Movies
The most recent films Takashi Shimizu is credited on, newest first — starting with Immersion (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Immersion 2023 · Director -
Onimanji 2023 · Horror - Ox-Head Village 2022 · Director
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Howling Village 2021 · Director -
Homunculus 2021 · Director - Suicide Forest Village 2021 · Director
- Howling Village 2019 · Director
- Innocent Curse 2017 · Director
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The Blue Hearts 2017 · Director -
The Ninja War of Torakage 2015 · Action -
NightCry 2015 · Director - Flight 7500 2014 · Director
The Best Takashi Shimizu Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Takashi Shimizu films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Takashi Shimizu movie?
Howling Village (2019) is the best-rated Takashi Shimizu film, with a Movie Echo Score of 56, ahead of Homunculus (2021) (46). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Howling Village: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Takashi Shimizu movie?
The Grudge (2004) made the most at the box office, with $187M worldwide, followed by The Grudge 2 (2006) with $70.7M. Together, Takashi Shimizu's films with box office figures have made $300M.
What is the best Takashi Shimizu horror movie?
Howling Village (2019) is the best-rated of Takashi Shimizu's horror films, with a score of 56. In other genres: The Grudge (mystery), Homunculus (thriller) and The Grudge 2 (drama).
What is the newest Takashi Shimizu movie?
The newest film on Takashi Shimizu's filmography is Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts (2023), with Takashi Shimizu as Himself.
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