Alexandre Aja

Alexandre Aja is a director I admire while half-hiding behind a cushion. The Parisian filmmaker broke out internationally with 2003's Haute Tension and later went brutal with The Hills Have Eyes, becoming a flag-bearer for French horror who crossed to Hollywood on sheer nerve. What I respect is his commitment. If a scene needs to terrify, he goes all the way, no flinching. Raised around filmmaking, he carved out a real authorial voice inside a genre that's easy to dismiss. The best of his work digs at human cruelty rather than just spilling blood, and that's why I keep wincing and watching.

Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ aʒa]; born 7 August 1978), is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension (known as High Tension in the US and Switchblade Romance in the UK).

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Name (English)

Alexandre Aja

Name (Japanese)

アレクサンドル・アジャ

Reading

あれくさんどる・あじゃ

Born

August 7, 1978 (age 47)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Horse

Origin

Paris, France

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

screenwriter / film producer / film director / manufacturer / director

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• 2003 Sitges Film Festival Best Director award

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3

Tags

• screenwriter
• film producer
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.