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Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Directing

Born July 19, 1955 Kobe, Japan

Kiyoshi Kurosawa (黒沢 清, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, born July 19, 1955; Kobe) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic, actor, and professor at Tokyo University of the Arts. Noted for his psychological films that often focus on ambiguous narratives and on their characters' inner turmoils and quests for meaning and connections, he is best known for his contributions to psychological horror and Japanese horror, notably his acclaimed 1997 film Cure, although he has also worked in a variety of other genres.

TV Shows(2)

Movies(49)

The Ozu Diaries

The Ozu Diaries

Self

2025

Les Cuisiniers of Chime

Les Cuisiniers of Chime

Self

2024

Breakfast of the Movie

Breakfast of the Movie

2023

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

Himself

2023

The J-Horror Virus

The J-Horror Virus

2023

No Boundaries: A Cure Conversation

No Boundaries: A Cure Conversation

Self

2022

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, au dos des images

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, au dos des images

Self

2018

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

2018

Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits

Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits

Himself

2017

Junichiro Hayashi: Creepy Images

Junichiro Hayashi: Creepy Images

Himself

2017

Terror from the Internet

Terror from the Internet

Self

2017

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Self

2015

Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

2015

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Self

2014

Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par...

Self

2014

Mr. X

Mr. X

Self

2014

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

Self

2011

女優霊の原点・幻のフィルム  『シェラデコブレの幽霊』を探して

女優霊の原点・幻のフィルム 『シェラデコブレの幽霊』を探して

自己

2010

Occult

Occult

Self

2009

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

Self

2007

Masters of Killing

Masters of Killing

2006

What's a Director?

What's a Director?

2006

Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

self

2006

Reincarnation

Reincarnation

Professor Kawashima

2005

Pink Ribbon

Pink Ribbon

Self

2004

突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験

突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験

2003

3 on 3

3 on 3

2003

Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Himself

2003

Deka Matsuri

Deka Matsuri

2003

The Detective Who Can Say No

The Detective Who Can Say No

2003

Pulse

Pulse

Man in Internet (uncredited)

2001

Gore from Outer Space

Gore from Outer Space

2001

Wild Life

Wild Life

1997

A Haunted School

A Haunted School

Photography professor

1996

Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla

Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla

Military Police Officer A

1991

Stranger

Stranger

Passenger with flowers

1991

The Enchantment

The Enchantment

Librarian

1989

Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

Self

1989

Tanaka kozue-sei no kageki-ha kyō kara wa binetsu hito

Tanaka kozue-sei no kageki-ha kyō kara wa binetsu hito

1987

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

Visitor of Salon "Uonome"

1985

The Funeral

The Funeral

Assistant Director

1984

LOSING THE WAY

LOSING THE WAY

Yakuza

1982

Vertigo College

Vertigo College

Manager

1980

All Girls Are Twins

All Girls Are Twins

1980

The Man Who Stole the Sun

The Man Who Stole the Sun

Suspect on TV News

1979

SCHOOL SOUNDS

SCHOOL SOUNDS

1978

West Wind

West Wind

Bazin

1977

Fangs Crazy for White Skin

Fangs Crazy for White Skin

Narrator (voice)

1977

Making of Charisma

Making of Charisma