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Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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.

Known for

The Ozu Diaries
The Ozu Diaries
2025 • Self
Les Cuisiniers of Chime
Les Cuisiniers of Chime
2024 • Self
Breakfast of the Movie
Breakfast of the Movie
2023
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
2023 • Himself
The J-Horror Virus
The J-Horror Virus
2023
No Boundaries: A Cure Conversation
No Boundaries: A Cure Conversation
2022 • Self
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, au dos des images
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, au dos des images
2018 • Self
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
2018

Full filmography

Mr. X
Mr. X
2014 • Self
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Occult
Occult
2009 • Self
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Reincarnation
Reincarnation
2005 • Professor Kawashima
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Pulse
Pulse
2001 • Man in Internet (uncredited)
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A Haunted School
A Haunted School
1996 • Photography professor
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Stranger
Stranger
1991 • Passenger with flowers
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The Enchantment
The Enchantment
1989 • Librarian
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The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
1985 • Visitor of Salon "Uonome"
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The Funeral
The Funeral
1984 • Assistant Director
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The Man Who Stole the Sun
The Man Who Stole the Sun
1979 • Suspect on TV News
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West Wind
West Wind
1977 • Bazin
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Fangs Crazy for White Skin
1977 • Narrator (voice)
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Biography, Known For & Filmography