Takashi Shimizu Coming Back to America

Phoenix Pictures (License to Wed, Pathfinder) has signed on to produce an original horror film co-created by Ju-on producer Taka Ichise and creator/director Takashi Shimizu. Ichise & Shimizu developed the concept of a haunted song that drives its listeners to suicide. Chris Philpott developed the concept into a script. Ichise’s Ozla Pictures and Phoenix Pictures will co-produce the Hollywood film, which Shimizu will direct. Shimizu has previously directed the American financed films The Grudge, and The Grudge 2.

Source: Variety

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