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Directed by:
Kiyoshi KurosawaScreenplay:
Kiyoshi KurosawaCinematography:
喜久村徳章Composer:
ゲイリー芦屋Cast:
Kōji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Yukijirō Hotaru, Ren Ōsugi, Tarō Suwa, Makoto Togashi, 田中哲司, 洞口依子, 大鷹明良, Masahiro TodaPlots(1)
A series of murders have been committed by ordinary people who claim to have had no control over their horrifying actions. Following the only link a mysterious stranger who had brief contact with each perpetrator and their victim detective Kenichi Takabe (Kôji Yakusho) places his own sanity on the line as he tries to end the wave of inexplicable terror. Released to critical acclaim in both the East and the West, Cure was a breakthrough film for director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, a nerve shredding thriller about the hunt for a serial killer in a bleak and decaying Tokyo. (Eureka Entertainment)
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa caught my attention with his film "Pulse", which was shot in a similarly depressing atmosphere. However, "Cure" has a better, more interesting story and it truly excels in its progression, which gets darker and darker, burdening the viewer more and more, until it reaches a finale that truly shakes them. If Japanese films were given more attention in Europe, perhaps we would finally understand that there is no reason to fear them, but rather we would realize why they are to be admired.
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A perfect Japanese mysterious thriller with a great atmosphere that builds up slowly, and an interesting story. The premise reminds me a little of one of the very good episodes of The X-Files (Pusher, from the third season). The ending, as in most Asian thrillers, left me flabbergasted – what is that supposed to mean? The Asians really know how to do ambiguous tension. And even though I prefer to know, or at least to guess, where I’m standing with a film, this approach also has something going on for it. Either way, this film is worth recommending, if only for its oppressive atmosphere.
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