Koji Yakusho
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Cure (キュア, Kyua) is a 1997 Japanese neo-noir psychological horror film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Kōji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki and Anna Nakagawa.
Jul 8, 2001 · Cure: Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. With Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa. A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
Detective Takabe (Koji Yakusho) is tracking a series of identical murders, committed under the same bizarre circumstances. Nothing seems to connect the murders and Takabe becomes increasingly...
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Nov 8, 2022 · Kiyoshi Kurosawa ’s 1997 film “Cure,” whose 4K restoration version was released in South Korean theaters this July and distributed by the Criterion Collection several months later, is an unnerving, creepy masterwork that will haunt you in more than one way.
Cure Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s arresting international breakthrough established him as one of the leaders of an emerging new wave of Japanese horror while pushing the genre into uncharted realms of philosophical and existential exploration.
6 days ago · Because in 1995, the Aum Shinrikyo cult launched a religiously-motivated terrorist attack in Tokyo. Five members each left leaking packets of a nerve agent, sarin, on different train cars from different lines throughout the city. This resulted in 14 deaths and over 1,000 injured.
The police detective Kenichi Takabe is investigating bizarre murders where the victims are brutally murdered with an X carved on the neck. However, each killer is immediately arrested and confesses to the murder, but cannot explain their motives to kill the victim.
Cure. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa • 1997 • Japan. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s arresting international breakthrough established him as one of the leaders of an emerging new wave of Japanese horror while pushing the genre into uncharted realms of philosophical and existential exploration.
Jun 3, 2001 · A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and claims to have had no control over their actions. Following the only link, a detective tries to end the wave of inexplicable terror.
A filmmaker who moves from Yakuza tale to thriller, from dark comedy to sci-fi and the musical, Kiyoshi Kurosawa explores social alienation and the root of evil in this iconic horror. The Japanese auteur’s breakthrough movie, Cure plays with the rules of psychological horror to chilling effect.
