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Play trailer Poster for Cure Released Jul 7, 2001 1h 50m Crime Drama Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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"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 circumstances. Nothing seems to connect the murders and Takabe becomes increasingly frustrated...
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Mesmerizing and psychologically intriguing.

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Jake Cole Slant Magazine It was here that Kurosawa Kiyoshi's distinctive approach to genre film fully bloomed, an oblique form of horror that unsettles precisely for how much exists outside the frame as much as what lies within it. Oct 18, 2022 Full Review Anton Bitel Little White Lies an increasingly hallucinatory piece where murderousness is a disease spreading rapidly through the susceptible Japanese psyche. Apr 23, 2018 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader It's unsatisfying as a story precisely because it aspires to create a mounting sense of dread by enlarging questions rather than answering them. Oct 17, 2011 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand ... the deliberate pace may try the patience of some viewers, but it sets a perfect backdrop for the coldly matter-of-fact killings, which Kurosawa films with the passion of a blasé voyeur. Oct 21, 2024 Full Review Jack Gross Loud and Clear Reviews a hauntingly intricate and deeply inquisitive thriller that questions the concepts of human morality, reason, and repression unlike any other film. Rated: 5/5 Aug 3, 2024 Full Review Noah Gittell Washington City Paper Only a filmmaker as disciplined as Kurosawa would be able to live in such mysteries without losing their audience. Jan 19, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Landon J Boring, long, confusing, and not suspenseful in my opinion. Horror fans will not find this scary, fails to be unsettling in any meaningful way. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review Isa B Atmospheric. Mesmerizing. The true genius of this film is that it serves to sort of hypnotize its audience. It puts you in a trance with its surreal imagery and mysterious plot. I love Kōji Yakusho in this film. He gave a tremendous performance. I love the ambiguous ending as well. Cure is my kind of film. A true masterpiece in Japanese cinema. I highly recommend. 97/100 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/31/24 Full Review J S Mesmerizing, literally!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review sophisticated h I like japanese guys BUT this movie is crazy it's alright, confusing like i needed an explanation from my mother to understand the ending arigato Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/11/24 Full Review babarizam D Bad part about the movie is that psychic ability only works in negative way Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/13/24 Full Review Darren D Do you really have self control? "Cure" from Kiyoshi Kurosawa, is a gruesome psychologically horror that's equally intriguing & unnerving watch. Just being to watch & listen to the story play out as this mysterious stranger plays his role is hypnotic storytelling. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis "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 circumstances. Nothing seems to connect the murders and Takabe becomes increasingly frustrated...
Director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Producer
Tetsuya Ikeda, Satoshi Kanno, Tsutomu Tsuchikawa, Atsuyuki Shimoda
Screenwriter
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Distributor
Criterion Pictures, Cowboy Pictures
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Genre
Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 7, 2001, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 9, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA)
$94.6K
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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