★ HOW OLD IS MARI ASATO?
Mari Asato is 50 years old, born March 14, 1976 in Japan · Pisces.
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About
Mari Asato built a career directing Japanese horror and genre films, most notably Ju-On: Black Ghost. Born in Japan in 1976, she moved between supernatural thrillers (Ring of Curse, Fatal Frame) and politically inflected action (Samurai Chicks). As a Pisces, she channels the sign's introspective, atmospheric sensibility into immersive genre work.
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Biography
Mari Asato is a Japanese film director known for steering horror and genre cinema into unexpected narrative territory. Born March 14, 1976, she came of age as a screenwriter and director during Japan's 2000s horror renaissance. Her breakthrough was Ju-On: Black Ghost, part of The Grudge franchise. Beyond supernatural horror, she directed Samurai Chicks, a politically undertoned action film, and adapted the manga Boy From Hell into cinema. Her filmography spans Twilight Syndrome: Dead Go Round, Ring of Curse, Bilocation, and Fatal Frame—each blending genre mechanics with psychological depth. As a life-path 4, Asato embodies the builder archetype: constructing deliberate, structured narratives within genre constraints. Born under Pisces, she gravitates toward atmospheric, introspective storytelling. Working as a screenwriter and director in Japanese cinema, she operates within a tradition of rigorous craft and formal innovation.
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Trivia
- Directed Ju-On: Black Ghost, an installment in The Grudge franchise.
- Samurai Chicks combined action cinema with political subtext.
- Adapted the horror manga Boy From Hell into a theatrical film.
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Numerology
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The Builder
Disciplined and structured. Mari Asato succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Rae Lil BlackRat · 1996
- Seol In-ahRat · 1996
- IsaacMonkey · 2004
- Yung GravyRat · 1996
- Robbie UreMonkey · 2004
CHALLENGING
- Alexander GouldDog · 1994
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Frequently asked
- How old is Mari Asato?
- Mari Asato is 50 years old (born March 14, 1976).
- When is Mari Asato's birthday?
- Mari Asato was born on March 14, 1976.
- What is Mari Asato's zodiac sign?
- Mari Asato is a Pisces, born March 14, 1976.
- What is Mari Asato's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Mari Asato was born in 1976, the year of the Fire Dragon.
- Where is Mari Asato from?
- Mari Asato is from Japan.
- What does Mari Asato do?
- Mari Asato is a writer.
- Is Mari Asato still alive?
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