Which director is Japanese, Tony Scott or Takashi Shimizu?
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 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."
Scott Shaw Scott Shaw (born September 23, 1958) is an American actor, author, film director, film producer, journalist, martial artist, musician, photographer, and professor.