Hideo Nakata
Film director · 4 films (1998–2025)
Hideo Nakata is a director whose work here spans Ringu (1998) to Stigmatized Properties: Possession (2025), across horror and thriller. 2 of those films were photographed by Junichiro Hayashi. All 389 frames from 4 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Hideo Nakata is a Japanese filmmaker.
Born 19 July 1961 · Konkō, Okayama, Japan
Directing style
Hideo Nakata constructs a tense, lonely atmosphere by confining characters within interior spaces, primarily at night, captured through eye-level medium shots and closeups. This intimate blocking relies heavily on a shallow depth of field to isolate subjects, illuminated by the cold, functional glow of practical fixtures, windows, and fluorescent sources. The visual palette is defined by a cool, desaturated color grade dominated by slate blues, muted grays, and murky, dark olive greens.
Films directed by Hideo Nakata
About Hideo Nakata
When was Hideo Nakata born?
Hideo Nakata was born on 19 July 1961 in Konkō, Okayama, Japan.
What films has Hideo Nakata directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 4 of them: Ringu (1998), Dark Water (2002), The Ring Two (2005) and Stigmatized Properties: Possession (2025).
Search every frame of Hideo Nakata’s films
All 389 indexed frames from 4 films directed by Hideo Nakata — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.