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