
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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.
46
Films
2
TV Shows
67
Crew Credits
Known For
48 Credits
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self
2004

Horror's Greatest
as Self - Director, Cure
2024

Mr. X
as Self
2014

Pulse
as Man in Internet (uncredited)
2001

The Detective Who Can Say No
2003

Occult
as Self
2009

Reincarnation
as Professor Kawashima
2005

The Man Who Stole the Sun
as Suspect on TV News
1979

A Haunted School
as Photography professor
1996

The Funeral
as Assistant Director
1984

Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
as Self
1989

Wild Life
1997
Behind the Camera
67 Credits
Modern Love Tokyo
Writer, Director
2022

Penance
Writer, Director
2012

Chime
Director
2024

Cure
Director
1997

School Ghost Story G
Director
1998

Loft
Director
2006

Foreboding: Serial Version
Director
2017

Pulse
Director, Writer
2001

Wife of a Spy
Director
2020

Cloud
Director
2024

Before We Vanish
Director
2017

So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex
Writer
1982