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Cure (キュア, Kyua) is a 1997 Japanese psychological horror film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Kōji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki and Anna Nakagawa. The story follows a detective investigating a string of gruesome murders where an X is carved into the neck of each victim, and the murderer is found near the ...
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.
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- Crime, Horror, Mystery
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- 2001-07-08
Jul 7, 2001 · 94% Tomatometer 63 Reviews 84% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings "Cure" is part atmospheric crime film and part philosophical meditation. Detective Takabe (Koji Yakusho) is tracking a series of...
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- Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Nov 8, 2022 · Seongyong Cho November 08, 2022. Tweet. 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.
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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.
Oct 18, 2022 · By Chris Fujiwara. Essays — Oct 18, 2022. F ilms about serial killers often combine the police thriller with the horror film. In his tense and atmospheric Cure (1997), Kiyoshi Kurosawa deepens the implications of this hybrid genre.
