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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. 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 ...
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
Dec 14, 2021 · Cure (キュア, Kyua) is a 1997 Japanese mystery-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 ...
- 111 min
"Cure" is part atmospheric crime film and part philosophical meditation. Detective Takabe (Koji Yakusho) is tracking a series of identical murders, committed under the same bizarre...
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- Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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.
- Takabe
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 is a peaceful death under calm, unwavering hands, violence stripped of impact, blood detached from reality, while the musicians forgot to do their job and the camera unflinchingly stared ahead -- but still -- the sight…
