Cure (1997)
Cure (1997)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Shun Nakayama
Kimura
Akira Otaka
Yasukawa
Shôgo Suzuki
Tamura
Touji Kawahigashi
Psychiatrist
Hajime Tanimoto
Takabe's superior
Satoshi Jinno
Producer
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Director / Writer
Kan Suzuki
Editor
Tokushô Kikumura
Director of Photography
Tomoyuki Maruo
Production Design
Shigeo Minakami
Co-Producer
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Producer
Gary Ashiya
Original Music Composer
Atsuyuki Shimoda
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 27, 1997
Original Nameキュア
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Budget$20,000
Box Office$99,000
Genres
Wiki.
Cure (キュア, Kyua) is a 1997 Japanese psychological horror film
written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Kōji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki and Anna Nakagawa. The story follows a detective investigating a string of gruesome murders where an X is carved into the neck of each victim, and the murderer is found near the victim of each case and remembers nothing of the crime. It is considered a progenitor of the explosion of Japanese horror media in the late 1990s and early 2000s, preceding other releases like Hideo Nakata's Ring and Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge.Originally entitled Evangelist (伝道師, Dendoushi), the film's name was changed due to the Tokyo subway sarin attack perpetrated by Aum Shinrikyo that happened while the film was in production. To avoid suggesting a religious cult connection to the crimes in the story, it was retitled Cure at the suggestion of a Daiei Film producer.
The film was released to strong critical acclaim in Japan and internationally, with critics praising Kurosawa's direction as well as the visuals and atmosphere. In 2012, South Korean film director Bong Joon-ho listed the film as one of the greatest films of all time. This is Kurosawa and lead actor Yakusho's first collaboration.