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1997 · 111 min · NR

Cure

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa · Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Cure (1997) is a Crime film, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa set in Tokyo during the 1990s. It runs 111 minutes and is rated NR.

A serial killer and psychological horror, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of madness / loss of sanity run throughout.

Composer
Gary Ashiya
Cinematography
Tokushō Kikumura
Cast
Koji YakushoMasato HagiwaraTsuyoshi UjikiAnna NakagawaYukijiro HotaruYoriko DoguchiDendenRen Osugi

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Tokyo
Setting
Urban
When
1990s

Premise & themes

Premise
Serial KillerPsychological Horror
Themes
Madness / Loss Of Sanity
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Pure Fiction

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