Kôji Shiraishi: Kôji Shiraishi. Director: Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman. Koji Shiraishi is a Japanese writer, director and occasional actor. He was born and raised in Fukuoka, Japan. He went to Kyushu Sangyo University, but was expelled in his sophomore year for non-payment of tuition. Despite this, he remained in the university's film club, where he made several independent films and later worked on August in the Water (1995) which gained him valuable...