Which director is Japanese, Tony Scott or Takashi Shimizu?
Tony Scott Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English film director and producer. His films come from a broad range of genres, including the action drama "Top Gun" (1986), action comedy "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987), auto racing film "Days of Thunder" (1990), action comedy "The Last Boy Scout" (1991), romantic dark comedy crime film "True Romance" (1993), submarine action film "Crimson Tide" (1995), psychological thriller "The Fan" (1996), spy thriller "Enemy of the State" (1998), spy film "Spy Game" (2001), action thriller "Man on Fire" (2004), sci-fi action thriller "Déjà Vu" (2006), thriller "The Taking of Pelham 123" (2009), and the action thriller "Unstoppable" (2010).
Shochiku Shochiku Company Limited (松竹株式会社 , Shōchiku Kabushiki gaisha ) () is a Japanese movie studio and production company for kabuki. It also produces and distributes anime films. Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada. Shochiku has also produced films by highly regarded independent and "loner" directors such as Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, Akira Kurosawa and Taiwanese New Wave director Hou Hsiao-hsien. It is a member of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ), and is one of Japan's Big Four film studios.