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Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫 Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961) is a Japanese filmmaker.
Hideo Nakata is a Japanese film director who played a pivotal role in the international rise of the J-Horror genre in the late 1990s.
He is best known for directing the original Ring (1998), its sequel Ring 2, and the critically recognized Dark Water (2002).
His filmography centers primarily on horror, supernatural mystery, and psychological thrillers characterized by atmosphere over jump scares.
His early works including Ring and Dark Water defined the aesthetic of early 2000s Japanese supernatural cinema, leading him to direct the Hollywood sequel The Ring Two.