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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)
Koji Shiraishi is a Japanese filmmaker born in Fukuoka who graduated from Kyushu Sangyo University and became a prominent figure in contemporary Japanese horror cinema.
He is recognized for writing and directing influential horror films including Noroi: The Curse, Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman, and Sadako vs. Kayako.
He specializes in supernatural horror, frequently utilizing mockumentary and found-footage techniques to explore Japanese urban legends and folklore.