George Iida

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George Iida

Born March 1, 1959 · Suwa, Nagano, Japan (age 67)

George Iida (飯田 譲治) is a Japanese film and television director, screenwriter, manga author, and novelist.

Known For

The SpiralThe Spiral · 1998
The Spiral
★ 5.41998
MovieFantasyHorror
A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit.
The J-Horror VirusThe J-Horror Virus · 2023
The J-Horror Virus
2023
MovieHorrorDocumentary
How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out in this insightful documentary charting the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of Japanese supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay. From Psychic Vision: Jaganrei (1988) and straight-to-video scary true stories to such key titles as Ring (1998), Pulse (2001) and The Grudge (2002), critics and filmmakers reflect on how the bleak Dystopian visions and unsettling atmospheres infiltrated their way into the world’s shocker consciousness.
Jam FilmsJam Films · 2002
Jam Films
★ 7.92002
MovieComedyDrama
Jam Films is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse.
Night HeadNight Head · 1994
Night Head
★ 7.01994
MovieScience FictionThriller
The movie version of the TV series that gained cult popularity. One day, the Kirihara brothers who have supernatural powers meet a supernatural power girl named Sakie Tengen, and fight against an organization that has noticed her ability.
RingRing · 1995
Ring
★ 6.21995
MovieHorrorTV Movie
In different parts of Tokyo, four young and seemingly healthy people suddenly die of heart failure at exactly the same moment. Reporter Kazuyuki Asakawa decides to investigate the deaths, and discovers that the four had stayed at a rural inn together just a week earlier. At the inn, he comes across a strange video that ends with a message saying that anyone who watches it will die exactly seven days later. Now the clock is ticking for Asakawa. Can he break the curse in time?
Dragon HeadDragon Head · 2003
Dragon Head
★ 5.62003
MovieDramaMystery
Teru Aoki (青木 輝) is on a train to Tokyo after a school trip. A disaster occurs which partially destroys the train and blocks a tunnel. When Teru awakes, he finds all his classmates and teachers are dead.
Burst CityBurst City · 1982
Burst City
★ 6.41982
MovieActionMusic
Set in a barren, futuristic Tokyo of highways and wastelands, a rowdy group of punk bands and their fans gather to protest slow, boring, Japanese living.
Hoshi Shin'ichi Mystery SpecialHoshi Shin'ichi Mystery Special · 2014
Hoshi Shin'ichi Mystery Special
2014
MovieHorror
A collection of five short stories by Hoshi Shinichi

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