Koji Shiraishi
BIOGRAPHY
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. 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
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1 June 1973
Place of Birth
Fukuoka, Japan
Also Known As
Kōji Shiraishi, Kouji Shiraishi, 白石 晃士, 白石晃士
MEDIA
FILMOGRAPHY
She's Above the Clouds
1998-01-01Writer, Director, Cinematography, Editor
Shirome
2010-08-13Actor, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
Kudo's Secret
2014-01-29Actor, Director, Writer
Man in the Shop
1991-01-01Director
Coming Future
2010-01-01
Namade Kowasugi!
2015-06-13Actor, Director, Cinematography, Writer, Visual Effects
Ultra Violent People - Deluxe
2014-02-04Producer, Director, Cinematography, Writer, Editor
Violence Men
1997-07-17Director, Writer, Editor
Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please
2023-10-13Director, Writer, Editor
Seishun Gunjyoiro no Natsu
2015-09-05
Really! Cursed Video: The Movie 2
2003-11-21Writer, Cinematography, Director
Really! Cursed Video: The Movie
2003-10-27Cinematography, Director
Koji Shiraishi's Declaration of World Domination
2016-01-07Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director
Visitor
2022-08-27Actor, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director
Welcome to the Occult Forest: The Movie
2022-08-27Actor, Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematography
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01: Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed Woman
2012-07-04Actor, Director, Cinematography, Screenplay
Message From Beyond
2015-01-01Actor, Director
Senritsu Kaiki World Kowasugi!
2023-09-08Actor, Director, Sound Effects, Writer, Cinematography
NEET of the Living Dead
2015-06-13
Suicide Net
2003-07-25Director, Cinematography
Villain
2011-05-14Actor, Director, Screenplay
Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please Vol.1
2024-05-03Actor, Director, Writer, Editor
Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please Vol.2
2024-05-03Actor, Writer, Editor, Director
Ultra Violent People
2011-09-03Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Director
Who?
2022-08-19Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor, Colorist, Sound
Cinema Capriccio
2017-11-14Actor
A Record of Sweet Murder
2014-09-06Actor, Director, Writer, Cinematography
Occult
2009-03-21Actor, Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editor
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Preface: True Story of the Ghost of Yotsuya
2014-04-02Actor, Director, Writer, Cinematography
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! The Most Terrifying Movie in History
2014-05-03Actor, Writer, Director, Cinematography
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Final Chapter
2015-04-11Actor, Cinematography, Writer, Director
Paranormal Phenomenon
2010-08-27Cinematography, Writer, Director
Senritsu Kaiki File Super Kowa Too! Fear Adventure: Kokkuri-san
2015-06-13Actor, Director, Writer, Cinematography
Senritsu Kaiki File Super Kowa Too! Dark Mystery: Snake Woman
2015-07-11Actor, Director, Writer, Cinematography, Visual Effects
Cursed Violent People
2010-08-23Writer, Director, Editor
Vauxhall Rideshow - Escape from Dead School
2016-01-16Actor, Director, Writer, Cinematography
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 02: Shivering Ghost
2012-08-03Actor, Writer, Director, Cinematography, Editor
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 03: Legend of a Human-Eating Kappa
2013-02-02Actor, Director, Writer, Cinematography
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 04: The Truth! Hanako-san in the Toilet
2013-03-02Actor, Writer, Director, Cinematography
Director's POV Koji Shiraishi on NOROl: The Curse
2024-10-28Actor
Why So Serious?
2024-10-28Actor
Namade Kowasugi! 2.5
2022-02-08Actor, Director, Writer, Cinematography
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
2025-06-10Actor
Cho Edogakeishi
2018-01-01Actor, Director, Camera Operator
Found Again: Koji Shiraishi Talks Fake Documentary
2025-08-06Actor, Thanks
Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'
2025-04-11Actor, Thanks
Welcome to the Occult Forest
2022-07-22Actor, Director, Creator
Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman
2007-03-16Director, Writer
Kaze wa Fukudarou
1998-01-01Producer, Screenplay, Editor, Director
Grotesque
2009-01-17Director, Screenplay
Ju-rei: The Uncanny
2004-03-27Director
Dead Girl Walking
2004-10-02Director, Screenplay
Dark Tales of Japan
2004-09-22Director, Teleplay
Teke Teke
2009-03-21Director
Teke Teke 2
2009-03-21Director
Murder Workshop
2014-09-13Writer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Anna Ishibashi: The Missing Actress
2012-09-01Director, Writer, Editor, Effects Supervisor
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Ver. X: 3
2004-04-02Director, Writer, Cinematography
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Ver. X: 4
2004-04-02Director, Writer
Dark Tales of Japan - Special Edition: 10 Most Terrifying Things in History that Really Happened
2005-08-24Director
Zetsuosore Taikan Kimodameshi
2014-08-20Director, Writer
Cult
2013-07-20Director, Screenplay
Safe Word
2022-09-30Director, Screenplay, Editor
Museum: Introduction
2016-11-12Director, Screenplay
Ada: Senritsu-hen
2013-07-13Director, Writer
Ada 2: Zetsubô hen
2013-07-13Director, Writer
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Dreadful Post - BEST20
2004-01-01Director
To The Other Side
2012-08-03Director, Writer
Good-Bye
2012-01-01Cinematography, Director, Editor, Effects Supervisor, Writer
Impossibility Defense
2018-02-01Screenplay, Director
Mystery Man
2014-01-01Cinematography, Director, Effects Supervisor, Editor, Writer
Her Brother
2014-01-01Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematography, Visual Effects
Simokita 2014
2017-01-01Writer, Director
Noroi: The Curse
2005-08-20Writer, Screenplay, Director
Onmyoji Real Record! Hyakuki Annihilation
2003-09-26Writer, Director, Cinematography
Exorcist 2: Human Exorcism
2002-05-24Director
The Exorcist's Vengeful Curse
2001-01-01Director
Knife
2022-09-23Writer, Director, Cinematography, Editor, Colorist
Sadako vs. Kayako
2016-06-18Director, Screenplay
Please
2015-01-01Director, Screenplay, Editor
August in the Water
1995-09-09Production Supervisor, Assistant Director
Japan's Map of Grudges!! Investigation: The Curse of Sugisawa Village
2001-11-22Director
Japan's Map of Grudges 2!! Investigation: Curse of the Sea of Trees
2002-10-25Director, Editor
Yuri Takami's ○○ Story
2012-02-06Director
Crazy Road of Love
2018-04-08Director
Shibuya2036
2021-11-26Director
Nemosu Idol Sosenkyo Battle
2011-08-03Editor, Director, Screenplay
Rest
2015-01-01Screenplay, Director
Ghost Zombie
2007-11-23Director, Screenplay
Uwasa no Shinsô! Kuchisake-onna
2007-01-31Director, Screenplay
House of Sayuri
2024-08-23Director, Screenplay
Mysterious! Unbelievable 2
2002-01-27Director
Window
2022-09-18Writer, Director, Cinematography, Editor, Colorist, Sound
Hell Girl
2019-11-15Screenplay, Director
Stories of Apparitions
2006-07-28Director
Gakkô no Kaidan
2012-07-19Director
Suicide Pneuma
2003-12-26Thanks
Red Spyder Liles
Director
The Showing: The Scariest Meeting Ever
2013-05-22Director
Takada Wataru Teki: Zero
2008-05-10Director
Ura Horror
2008-11-21Director, Writer
Kidan Piece of Darkness
2016-01-23Director, Writer
A Beast in Love
2020-09-07Director, Writer
Waterboys
2001-09-15Assistant Director
Midsummer Witch
2023-02-18Editor, Director, Writer
KINKI
2025-08-08Director, Screenplay
The Ghost Station
2023-04-19Screenplay
Red Spider Lilies: The Ascension
2024-11-02Writer, Director, Editor
Top Secret Job 24 Hours
2020-03-06Director
The Life of Bangaku
2002-03-05Original Concept
The Dogs of Karma
2024-12-06Director
未来世紀SHIBUYA
2021-11-22Creator
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