Koji Shiraishi
Directing·June 1, 1973 — 53 years old·Fukuoka, Japan
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
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—Red Spyder LilesDirector2025KINKIDirector · Screenplay2025Found Again: Koji Shiraishi Talks Fake DocumentarySelf · Thanks2025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自己2025Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'Self · Thanks2024The Dogs of KarmaTVSeries Director · Director · Creator2024Red Spider Lilies: The AscensionWriter · Director · Editor2024Director's POV Koji Shiraishi on NOROl: The Curse自己2024Why So Serious?Self2024House of SayuriDirector · Screenplay2024Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please Vol.2Koji Shiraishi · Director · Editor · Writer2024Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please Vol.1Koji Shiraishi · Editor · Director · Writer2023Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, PleaseWriter · Director · Editor2023Senritsu Kaiki World Kowasugi!Masatsugu Tashiro · Director · Sound Effects · Writer · Cinematography2023The Ghost StationScreenplay2023Midsummer WitchEditor · Director · Writer2022Safe WordDirector · Screenplay · Editor2022KnifeDirector · Writer · Cinematography · Editor · Colorist2022WindowDirector · Writer · Cinematography · Editor · Sound · Colorist2022VisitorKôji Kuroishi · Screenplay · Director of Photography · Director2022Welcome to the Occult Forest: The MovieKôji Kuroishi · Director · Writer · Editor · Director of Photography2022Who?Sound · Colorist · Editor · Cinematography · Director · Writer2022Welcome to the Occult ForestTVKuroishi Koji · Director · Creator2022Namade Kowasugi! 2.5Masatsugu Tashiro · Director · Writer · Cinematography2021Shibuya2036Director2021未来世紀SHIBUYATVCreator2020A Beast in LoveDirector · Writer2020Top Secret Job 24 HoursTVDirector2019Hell GirlScreenplay · Director2018Crazy Road of LoveDirector2018Impossibility DefenseScreenplay · Director2018Cho EdogakeishiSelf · Director · Camera Operator2017Cinema CapriccioSelf2017Simokita 2014Director · Writer2016Museum: IntroductionDirector · Screenplay2016Koji Shiraishi's Textbook of Fake Documentary - FilmingDirector2016Koji Shiraishi's Textbook of Fake Documentary - EditingDirector2016Sadako vs. KayakoDirector · Screenplay2016Kidan Piece of DarknessWriter · Director2016Vauxhall Rideshow - Escape from Dead SchoolTashiro · Director · Writer · Cinematography2016Koji Shiraishi's Declaration of World DominationScreenplay · Director of Photography · Director2015Seishun Gunjyoiro no Natsu2015Senritsu Kaiki File Super Kowa Too! Dark Mystery: Snake WomanMasatsugu Tashiro · Writer · Director · Cinematography · Visual Effects2015PleaseDirector · Editor · Screenplay2015RestScreenplay · Director2015Namade Kowasugi!Masatsugu Tashiro · Writer · Director · Cinematography · Visual Effects2015NEET of the Living Dead2015Senritsu Kaiki File Super Kowa Too! Fear Adventure: Kokkuri-sanMasatsugu Tashiro · Director · Writer · Cinematography2015Message From BeyondMasatsugu Tashiro · Director2015Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Final ChapterMasatsugu Tashiro · Director · Cinematography · Writer2014Murder WorkshopWriter · Director · Editor · Director of Photography2014A Record of Sweet MurderTashiro · Writer · Cinematography · Director2014Zetsuosore Taikan KimodameshiDirector · Writer2014Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! The Most Terrifying Movie in HistoryMasatsugu Tashiro · Director · Cinematography · Writer2014Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Preface: True Story of the Ghost of YotsuyaMasatsugu Tashiro · Director · Writer · Cinematography2014Ultra Violent People - DeluxeDirector · Producer · Writer · Cinematography · Editor2014Kudo's SecretTashiro · Director · Writer2014Mystery ManCinematography · Effects Supervisor · Director · Writer · Editor2014Her BrotherWriter · Director · Visual Effects · Cinematography · Editor2013NMB48 - Omowase KousenDirector2013CultDirector · Screenplay2013Ada 2: Zetsubô henDirector · Writer2013Ada: Senritsu-henDirector · Writer2013Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 04: The Truth! Hanako-san in the ToiletMasatsugu Tashiro · Writer · Cinematography · Director2013Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 03: Legend of a Human-Eating KappaMasatsugu Tashiro · Cinematography · Director · Writer2012Anna Ishibashi: The Missing ActressEditor · Director · Writer · Effects Supervisor2012Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 02: Shivering GhostMasatsugu Tashiro · Cinematography · Writer · Director · Editor2012To The Other SideWriter · Director2012Gakkô no KaidanDirector2012Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01: Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed WomanMasatsugu Tashiro · Director · Cinematography · Screenplay · Director of Photography2012Yuri Takami's ○○ StoryDirector2012Good-ByeWriter · Editor · Effects Supervisor · Director · Cinematography2011Ultra Violent PeopleProducer · Screenplay · Editor · Director of Photography · Director2011Nemosu Idol Sosenkyo BattleEditor · Director · Screenplay2011VillainKoji Shiraishi · Director · Screenplay2010Paranormal PhenomenonWriter · Cinematography · Director2010Cursed Violent PeopleWriter · Director · Editor2010ShiromeSelf · Screenplay · Director · Editor · Producer2010Coming Future2009OccultSelf · Screenplay · Director · Editor · Cinematography2009Teke TekeDirector2009Teke Teke 2Director2009GrotesqueDirector · Screenplay2008Ura HorrorDirector · Writer2008Takada Wataru Teki: ZeroDirector2007Ghost ZombieScreenplay · Director2007Carved: The Slit-Mouthed WomanDirector · Writer2007Uwasa no Shinsô! Kuchisake-onnaDirector · Screenplay2006Stories of ApparitionsDirector2005Dark Tales of Japan - Special Edition: 10 Most Terrifying Things in History that Really HappenedDirector2005Noroi: The CurseWriter · Screenplay · Director2004Dead Girl WalkingScreenplay · Director2004Dark Tales of JapanTeleplay · Director2004Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Ver. X: 3Director · Writer · Cinematography2004Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Ver. X: 4Director · Writer2004Ju-rei: The UncannyDirector2004Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Dreadful Post - BEST20Director2003Suicide PneumaThanks2003Really! Cursed Video: The Movie 2Writer · Cinematography · Director2003Really! Cursed Video: The MovieCinematography · Director2003Onmyoji Real Record! Hyakuki AnnihilationWriter · Director · Cinematography2003Suicide NetCinematography · Director2002Japan's Map of Grudges 2!! Investigation: Curse of the Sea of TreesDirector · Editor2002Exorcist 2: Human ExorcismDirector2002The Life of BangakuTVOriginal Concept2002Mysterious! Unbelievable 2Director2001Japan's Map of Grudges!! Investigation: The Curse of Sugisawa VillageDirector2001The Exorcist's Vengeful CurseDirector1998She's Above the CloudsWriter · Director · Cinematography · Editor1998Kaze wa FukudarouEditor · Screenplay · Producer · Director1997Violence MenDirector · Writer · Editor1995August in the WaterProduction Supervisor · Assistant Director1991Man in the ShopDirector