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Cure
キュア
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
1997•1h 51m•NR•★ 7.6
Crime / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Synopsis
A wave of gruesome murders is committed across Tokyo by unrelated ordinary citizens who carve an X into their victims' throats and have no memory of the crime. An emotionally exhausted detective investigates an amnesiac drifter with hypnotic powers. Kiyoshi Kurosawa's chilling masterpiece of atmospheric psychological dread.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorKihachiro Kawamoto
WriterShinobu Orikuchi
Principal Cast
Kyôko KishidaNarrator (voice)
Tetsuko KuroyanagiStory Teller (voice)
Rie MiyazawaIratsume of Fujiwara (voice)
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Runtime1h 51m (111 mins)
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DirectorKiyoshi Kurosawa
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioDaiei Studios
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