Cure (1997)
Madness. Terror. Murder.
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Runtime: 112 min
Release Date: December 27, 1997
Cast
- Koji Yakusho - Kenichi Takabe
- Masato Hagiwara - Kunio Mamiya
- Tsuyoshi Ujiki - Makoto Sakuma
- Anna Nakagawa - Fumie Takabe
- Yukijiro Hotaru - Ichiro Kuwano
- Yoriko Doguchi - Dr. Akiko Miyajima
- Denden - OIda
- Ren Osugi - Fujiwara
- Masahiro Toda - Tôru Hanaoka
- Misayo Haruki - Tomoko Hanaoka
Screenplay
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Screenplay)
Music: Gary Ashiya
Cinematography: Tokushō Kikumura
Editing: Kan Suzuki
Production: Daiei Film, Twins Japan
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: $20,000
Box Office: $234,821
Original Language: ja
Themes
Serial Murder Clue Hunt, Copycat Serial Killer and the Puzzle, Serial Killer Profiling and Dark Traces, Anonymous Tip and the Shadowy Killer, Cold Case Reopened: The New Clue
Keywords
hotel, prostitute, amnesia, based on novel or book, investigation, hallucination, interview, murder, serial killer, tokyo, japan, interrogation, stranger, hypnotism, psychosis, record player
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cure about?
- A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
- Who directed Cure?
- Cure was directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
- Who stars in Cure?
- Cure stars Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa, Yukijiro Hotaru, Yoriko Doguchi.
- How long is Cure?
- Cure has a runtime of 1h 52m (112 minutes).
- What genre is Cure?
- Cure is a Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery film.
- What is the budget of Cure?
- Cure had a budget of $20,000.
- How much did Cure gross?
- Cure grossed $234,821 worldwide.
- Where was Cure produced?
- Cure was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of Cure?
- The themes of Cure include: Serial Murder Clue Hunt, Copycat Serial Killer and the Puzzle, Serial Killer Profiling and Dark Traces, Anonymous Tip and the Shadowy Killer, Cold Case Reopened: The New Clue.