Cure (1997 film)

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Cure (1997 film) is a Japanese psychological horror-thriller directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, renowned for its unsettling atmosphere and exploration of hypnotic suggestion and serial murder.

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instanceOf Japanese film
film
horror-thriller film
psychological horror film
thriller film
cinematographyBy Tokushō Kikumura
countryOfOrigin Japan
director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
distributor Daiei Film
editedBy Kan Suzuki
filmingLocation Tokyo
genre horror
psychological horror
thriller
hasFilmRating R15+ (Japan, some releases)
leadActor Kōji Yakusho
Masato Hagiwara NERFINISHED
Tsuyoshi Ujiki NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Detective Kenichi Takabe
Dr. Sakuma
Mamiya
musicBy Gary Ashiya
notableFor exploration of hypnotic suggestion
influence on later J-horror films
minimalist style
unsettling atmosphere
originalLanguage Japanese
partOfMovement J-horror
plotKeyword hypnosis
police investigation
psychological manipulation
serial killer
portrayedBy Anna Nakagawa
Denden
Kōji Yakusho
Masato Hagiwara NERFINISHED
Ren Osugi
Tsuyoshi Ujiki NERFINISHED
Yoriko Dōguchi
Yukijirō Hotaru
producer Seiichiro Ujiie NERFINISHED
Toshiharu Fukui
releaseDate 1997-12-27
releaseYear 1997
runtimeMinutes 111
screenedAt Rotterdam International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
screenwriter Kiyoshi Kurosawa
setInPeriod 1990s
writer Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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Kōji Yakusho notableWork Cure (1997 film)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa notableWork Cure
linked to: Cure (1997 film)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa directed Cure
linked to: Cure (1997 film)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa screenwrote Cure
linked to: Cure (1997 film)