Akira Otaka, Anna Nakagawa, Denden
Detective Takabe (Koji Yakusho) struggles to solve a group of unexplained murders, and so far, the only link that seems to exist among the crimes involves a wound in the shape of an &NFi;X&NFi_; on th...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 6, 2004
Stats: 184 reviews
A detective seeks to solve a series of murders committed by ordinary people, each of whom has come into contact with an amnesiac. Very strange psychohorror taking place largely in the subconscious; nice creepy atmosphere, but it fails to build to a satisfying climax, with the f...( read more)
excellent hypnotic serial killer thriller. this is the creepiest film i've seen in some time. much better than average j-horror.
On another level than homogenized japanese horror films, Cure is an involving crime drama and a moody thriller about serial killings committed through the power of suggestion. The lack of music during key scenes of violence is a bit unsettling as is the use of ambient sound dur...( read more)
Frustrating at times, and yet, hard not to pay attention to it. I can't say i got everything that K.Kurosawa wanted to say, but it kept me watching it all the way with both eyes and ears wide open. Koji-san performance is rock solid as usual.
I adore Kiyoshi Kurosawa's style. I genuinely love it. I just wish he was better with the substance.
Let's be honest with ourselves - none of KK's movies are really that deep or thoughtful, except probably Pulse. They don't really deserve multiple viewings. They are neat little...( read more)
Here's a surprise, the Japanese making a movie about a depraved serial killer. Somebody slap me a call me Shirley! Not Ichi the Killer, but definitely high on the WTF meter. Of course, I must admire Japanese filmmakers for pushing the envelope, even when they push the envelope so...( read more)
a Japanese film noir. Slow paced little-action 'film' in which a psychotic hypnotist tricks people into murdering. the detective who figures him out deals with his own psychosis in the process. sound familiar? yep, nothing original here. dry and bland as crackers.
so why 4 stars...( read more)
Use a beat up genre for exploration of identity.
Which is real you?
Water =
Letters = 2 personas tienen
teeth chattering style
Rather than resort to clever plot twists and reversals, Kurosawa constructs an elaborate psychological maze and then strands us in the middle of it. full review
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