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Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Born July 19, 1955 in Kobe, Japan70 films

Kiyoshi Kurosawa (黒沢 清, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, born July 19, 1955; Kobe) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic, actor, and professor at Tokyo University of the Arts.

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Noted for his psychological films that often focus on ambiguous narratives and on their characters' inner turmoils and quests for meaning and connections, he is best known for his contributions to psychological horror and Japanese horror, notably his acclaimed 1997 film Cure, although he has also worked in a variety of other genres.

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Cure posterFirst watchCure19977.6A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Pulse poster6.7Pulse2001Tokyo Sonata poster7.4Tokyo Sonata2008Creepy poster6.7Creepy2016Cloud poster6.7Cloud2024Wife of a Spy poster6.7Wife of a Spy2020Chime poster6.8Chime2024Retribution poster6.5Retribution2007Before We Vanish poster6.5Before We Vanish2017

Filmography

70 films as director
  1. 2026The Samurai and the PrisonerDirector
  2. 2024CloudDirector
  3. 2024ChimeDirector
  4. 2024Serpent's PathDirector
  5. 2022Actually...Director
  6. 2020Wife of a SpyDirector
  7. 2019To the Ends of the EarthDirector
  8. 2017ForebodingDirector
  9. 2017Before We VanishDirector
  10. 2016DaguerrotypeDirector
  11. 2016CreepyDirector
  12. 2015Journey to the ShoreDirector
  13. 2014Henri Langlois vu par...Director
  14. 2014Seventh CodeDirector
  15. 2013RealDirector
  16. 2013PenanceDirector
  17. 2013Beautiful New Bay Area ProjectDirector
  18. 2013Beautiful 2013Director
  19. 2012Wordholic PrisonerDirector
  20. 2008Tokyo SonataDirector
  21. 2007RetributionDirector
  22. 2006LoftDirector
  23. 2005Time SlipDirector
  24. 2005Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of BugsDirector
  25. 2004Ghost CopDirector
  26. 2004SéanceDirector
  27. 2004Soul DancingDirector
  28. 2003DoppelgängerDirector
  29. 2003Bright FutureDirector
  30. 2003Deka MatsuriDirector
  31. 2003Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Matasaburo the Wind ImpDirector
  32. 2001School Ghost Story: Mononoke SpecialDirector
  33. 2001PulseDirector
  34. 2001Hanako SanDirector
  35. 1999Barren IllusionDirector
  36. 1999CharismaDirector
  37. 1999License to LiveDirector
  38. 1998School Ghost Story GDirector
  39. 1998Eyes of the SpiderDirector
  40. 1998Serpent's PathDirector
  41. 1998KodamaDirector
  42. 1997CureDirector
  43. 1997School Ghost Story FDirector
  44. 1997The Revenge: A Scar That Never DisappearsDirector
  45. 1997The Revenge: A Visit from FateDirector
  46. 1996Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The HeroDirector
  47. 1996Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Nouveau RicheDirector
  48. 1996Door IIIDirector
  49. 1996Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The GambleDirector
  50. 1996Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The LootDirector
  51. 1995Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The EscapeDirector
  52. 1995Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The HeistDirector
  53. 1994Men of RageDirector
  54. 1994Yakuza TaxiDirector
  55. 1992The Guard from UndergroundDirector
  56. 1992Whirlpool of JoyDirector
  57. 1989Dangerous StoriesDirector
  58. 1989Sweet HomeDirector
  59. 1985Bumpkin SoupDirector
  60. 1985Yatsura wa konya mo yattekitaDirector
  61. 1983Kandagawa Pervert WarsDirector
  62. 1983The New Seven Lines Between ThingsDirector
  63. 1982The Night Before the EscapeDirector
  64. 1980Vertigo CollegeDirector
  65. 1978School DaysDirector
  66. 1977Fangs Crazy for White SkinDirector
  67. 1976The Flashing SignalDirector
  68. 1976Record of Indefinite TravelDirector
  69. 1975Teacher of Violence: Massacre in Broad DaylightDirector
  70. 1973RokkôDirector