キュア (“Kyua” – original title)
15 | 1h 51min | Crime,
Horror, Mystery | Japan
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writers: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
(novel), Kiyoshi Kurosawa (screenplay)
Stars: Masato Hagiwara,
Kôji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Cure is a 1997 Japanese thriller 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. The film
was part of the new wave of Japanese cinema, J-Horror, with other releases like
Hideo Nakata's Ring and Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge.
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, citing it as having had a
strong impact on his career.
Mesmerizing.
