Koji Shiraishi

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 Ishiis August in the Water and Shinobu Yaguchis WATER BOYS He cites Gakuryū Ishii as his favorite Japanese director and Ishiis 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