Koji Shiraishi
Date of birth: 1973-06-01
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Japan
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Kōji Shiraishi, Kouji Shiraishi, 白石 晃士, 白石晃士
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)
Movie Credits
She's Above the Clouds
1998-01-01
A fantasy of love, friendship, death, and the afterlife, humorously depicted in an apartment room.
Shirome
2010-08-13
In his latest film, Shirome, Stardust Promotion's relatively new pop idol unit Momoiro Clover star a
Kudo's Secret
2014-01-29
Spin-off short story of the "Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi!" series, which is set after "Kowa Too!" F
Man in the Shop
1991-01-01
A ghost of a violent man appears in a store, and confronts a psychic.
Coming Future
2010-01-01
Nakagawa shot “Coming Future” on the nights of December 24 and 25, 2010 in Shibuya, making it his lo
Namade Kowasugi!
2015-06-13
Spin-off film in Kōji Shiraishi's "Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi" series. Made in 2014 and broadcast
Ultra Violent People - Deluxe
2014-02-04
Extended version of Koji Shiraishi's Ultra Violent People from 2011 that adds Kudo from the "Senrits
Violence Men
1997-07-17
A faux-documentary that closely follows two maniacally violent people who rebel against the old trad
Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please
2023-10-13
Horror film director Koji Shiraishi receives a video of a young couple, Keisuke and Yuki, filmed in
Seishun Gunjyoiro no Natsu
2015-09-05
Really! Cursed Video: The Movie 2
2003-11-21
The second work of a psychic documentary that approaches the mystery of a person who died suddenly a
Really! Cursed Video: The Movie
2003-10-27
A movie version of the original video psychic documentary series that explores the relationship betw
Koji Shiraishi's Declaration of World Domination
2016-01-07
A short film that was made in one day on an iPhone.
Visitor
2022-08-27
Short film edited into "Welcome to the Occult Forest: The Movie".
Welcome to the Occult Forest: The Movie
2022-08-27
A washed up horror film director named Kôji Kuroishi and his assistant director named Miho Ichikawa
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01: Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed Woman
2012-07-04
1st Entry in a mockumentary series from Koji Shiraishi. Depicts a TV crew as they cover the urban le
Message From Beyond
2015-01-01
A short film following Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! The Final Chapter.
Senritsu Kaiki World Kowasugi!
2023-09-08
The submitted footage, taken in a cursed ruin, shows a creepy altar, a "red woman" covered in blood,
NEET of the Living Dead
2015-06-13
Suicide Net
2003-07-25
The interview team, who went to talk to the mother of Mr. K, a high school girl who died in suicide,
Villain
2011-05-14
A criminal gossip magazine receives a video tape from Japan's most notorious criminal rapist, the "H
Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please Vol.1
2024-05-03
Volume 1 of "Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please" with brand new footage added, not present in th
Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please Vol.2
2024-05-03
Volume 2 of "Koji Shiraishi's Never Send Me, Please" with brand new footage added, not present in th
Ultra Violent People
2011-09-03
Nasu, who works for a magazine working on DVD supplemental's, begins interviewing a man who calls hi
Who?
2022-08-19
The first [Geki Yaba] short horror story by Koji Shiraishi.
Cinema Capriccio
2017-11-14
Documentary about the crazy cinephile Atsushi Tsuboi, vice president of the Nagoya art theatre "cine
A Record of Sweet Murder
2014-09-06
A murderer in the middle of a killing spree enlists a reporter to interview him as he prepares to fi
Occult
2009-03-21
Koji Shiraishi interviews the survivors of an indiscriminate attack at a sightseeing resort and star
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Preface: True Story of the Ghost of Yotsuya
2014-04-02
From the team's previous work, director Kudo is now convinced of the existence of parallel universes
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! The Most Terrifying Movie in History
2014-05-03
In this sixth installment, director Kudo enlists the help of powerful psychic Dogen , physicist Masa
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Final Chapter
2015-04-11
Eighteen months have gone by and Kudo and Ichikawa are still lost in a parallel universe. When they
Paranormal Phenomenon
2010-08-27
A video sent from a man living in Shinjuku Ward recorded psychic phenomenon that was taken at a hote
Senritsu Kaiki File Super Kowa Too! Fear Adventure: Kokkuri-san
2015-06-13
Based on the previous 'Final Chapter', world history has now been modified and reconstructed. Althou
Senritsu Kaiki File Super Kowa Too! Dark Mystery: Snake Woman
2015-07-11
Kudo receives a video shot by a job-hopper named Sakurai. The video shows a beautiful woman who visi
Cursed Violent People
2010-08-23
Following a film shoot gone wrong, director Koji Shiraishi finds himself forced to employ two violen
Vauxhall Rideshow - Escape from Dead School
2016-01-16
A group of young women are being trapped inside an empty school while being stalked by a deranged ki
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 02: Shivering Ghost
2012-08-03
Three journalists specializing in the supernatural will follow in the footsteps of a ghost, woken by
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 03: Legend of a Human-Eating Kappa
2013-02-02
A new posted video was delivered to Ichikawa. A couple fishing in a pond captured a strange creature
Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 04: The Truth! Hanako-san in the Toilet
2013-03-02
A video recently posted by two teens shows something popping out of a closed toilet at an abandoned
Director's POV Koji Shiraishi on NOROl: The Curse
2024-10-28
Why So Serious?
2024-10-28
A brand new interview with Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman director Koji Shiraishi.
Namade Kowasugi! 2.5
2022-02-08
Spin-off film in Kōji Shiraishi's "Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi!" series. Broadcast on NicoNico.
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
2025-06-10
Cho Edogakeishi
2018-01-01
Chika Kuboyama, Yoshio Hosokawa, and director Kôji Shiraishi gather for director Shûsuke Kaneko's so
Found Again: Koji Shiraishi Talks Fake Documentary
2025-08-06
2022 Interview with director Koji Shiraishi.
Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog'
2025-04-11
Documentary by filmmaker Sarah Appleton.