Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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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. 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 (1997)
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Pulse (2001)
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The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)
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Cloud (2024)
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Tokyo Sonata (2008)
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Chime (2024)
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Wife of a Spy (2020)
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Kandagawa Pervert Wars (1983)
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Serpent's Path (2024)
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Before We Vanish (2017)
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Creepy (2016)
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Eyes of the Spider (1998)
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Door III (1996)
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Serpent's Path (1998)
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Retribution (2007)
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Charisma (1999)
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Loft (2006)
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Yakuza Taxi (1994)
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Penance (2013)
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Bumpkin Soup (1985)
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To the Ends of the Earth (2019)
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Journey to the Shore (2015)
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Sweet Home (1989)
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Séance (2004)
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Real (2013)
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The Revenge: A Visit from Fate (1997)
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Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
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Bright Future (2003)
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Doppelgänger (2003)
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School Ghost Story G (1998)
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Seventh Code (2014)
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License to Live (1999)
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Beautiful New Bay Area Project (2013)
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Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs (2005)
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Daguerrotype (2016)
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Wordholic Prisoner (2012)
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Foreboding (2017)
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The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears (1997)
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Ghost Cop (2004)
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Beautiful 2013 (2013)
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The Guard from Underground (1992)
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School Days (1978)
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Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Gamble (1996)
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Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Nouveau Riche (1996)
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Actually... (2022)
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Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape (1995)
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Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot (1996)
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Time Slip (2005)
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Hanako San (2001)
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Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist (1995)
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Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Hero (1996)
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Barren Illusion (1999)
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School Ghost Story F (1997)
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School Ghost Story: Mononoke Special (2001)
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Deka Matsuri (2003)
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Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Matasaburo the Wind Imp (2003)
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Kodama (1998)
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Dangerous Stories (1989)
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Men of Rage (1994)
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Soul Dancing (2004)
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Rokkô (1973)
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Whirlpool of Joy (1992)
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The Flashing Signal (1976)
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Vertigo College (1980)
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The New Seven Lines Between Things (1983)
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Teacher of Violence: Massacre in Broad Daylight (1975)
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The Night Before the Escape (1982)
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Record of Indefinite Travel (1976)
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Yatsura wa konya mo yattekita (1985)
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Fangs Crazy for White Skin (1977)
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