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Cure

  • 1997
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
41K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
729
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Kōji Yakusho in Cure (1997)
A mesmerising and hypnotic psychological thriller from Kiyoshi Kurosawa...

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.

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, 13 ASSASSINS, TOKYO SONATA) places his own sanity on the line as he tries to end the wave of inexplicable terror. 

Described as one of the greatest films of all time by Bong Joon-ho (THE HOST, SNOWPIERCER), CURE is a deeply unsettling masterpiece of its genre, and has shockingly been unavailable on home video in the UK until now. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Cure in a special Dual Format edition. 

CURE [Kyua], Kiyoshi Kurosawa's mesmerising and hypnotic psychological thriller, is released on home video for the first time in the UK as part of The Masters of Cinemas Series in a Dual Format edition on 23 April 2018.
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A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.

  • Director
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Writer
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Stars
    • Masato Hagiwara
    • Kōji Yakusho
    • Tsuyoshi Ujiki
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    41K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    729
    535
    • Director
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Writer
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Stars
      • Masato Hagiwara
      • Kōji Yakusho
      • Tsuyoshi Ujiki
    • 149User reviews
    • 141Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Top Cast36

    Masato Hagiwara
    • Kunio Mamiya
    Kōji Yakusho
    Kōji Yakusho
    • Det. Kenichi Takabe
    • (as Kôji Yakusho)
    Tsuyoshi Ujiki
    • Dr. Makoto Sakuma
    Anna Nakagawa
    • Fumie Takabe
    Misayo Haruki
    • Tomoko Hanaoka
    Yoriko Dôguchi
    Yoriko Dôguchi
    • Dr. Akiko Miyajima
    Denden
    Denden
    • Oida
    Ren Ōsugi
    Ren Ōsugi
    • Police Commandant Fujiwara
    • (as Ren Ôsugi)
    Masahiro Toda
    Masahiro Toda
    • Tôru Hanaoka
    Tôji Kawahigashi
    • Psychologist
    Yukijirô Hotaru
    • Ichirô Kuwano
    Shun Nakayama
    • Kimura
    Akira Ôtaka
    • Yasukawa
    Shôgo Suzuki
    • Tamura
    Hajime Tanimoto
    • Takabe's Boss
    Takeshi Mikami
    • Truck Driver
    Tarō Suwa
    Tarō Suwa
    • Apartment Manager
    • (as Tarô Suwa)
    Taijirô Tamura
    • Middle-Aged Man at Dry Cleaners
    • Director
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Writer
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews149

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In a poll conducted by Sight and Sound, South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer (2013), The Host (2006), Memories of Murder (2003)) listed Cure (1997) in his top 10 favorite films of all time.
    • Goofs
      (at around 51 mins) In Japan, they drive on the left side of the road and the steering wheel is on the right side of the car. In every scene in this picture that's the case - except one. When the detective leaves in his car to go to the hospital because Mamiya has turned up there, the steering wheel is on the left and he drives on the right side of the road.
    • Quotes
      • Kunio Mamiya: All the things that used to be inside of me... now they are all outside.
    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening credits, with the exception of the movie's title.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cure: or How to Be Happy While Saving the Species (2017)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 8, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Thánh chức
    • Filming locations
      • Shirasato Central Beach, Ôamishirasato, Chiba, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Daiei Studios
      • Twins Japan
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • ¥1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $239,941
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 51m(111 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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