About

Known credits:
153
Birthday:
1955-07-19
Place of birth:
Kobe, Japan
Website:
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2024 Les Cuisiniers of Chime Actor Self N/A
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2023 Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts Actor Himself N/A
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2023 The J-Horror Virus Actor N/A
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2018 Kiyoshi Kurosawa, au dos des images Actor Self N/A
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2018 The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers Actor 59
Average
2017 Junichiro Hayashi: Creepy Images Actor Himself N/A
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2017 Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits Actor Himself N/A
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2017 Terror from the Internet Actor Self N/A
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2015 Hitchcock/Truffaut Actor Self 63
Fair
2015 Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague Actor N/A
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2014 Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Henri Langlois vu par... Actor Self N/A
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2014 Mr. X Actor Self 58
Average
2009 Occult Actor Self 59
Average
2007 Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows Actor Self 59
Average
2006 What's a Director? Actor N/A
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2006 Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku' Actor self 58
Average
2006 Reincarnation Actor Professor Kawashima 59
Average
2004 Pink Ribbon Actor Himself 59
Average
2003 3 on 3 Actor N/A
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2003 The Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Actor Himself N/A
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2003 Deka Matsuri Actor N/A
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2001 Pulse Actor Man in Internet (uncredited) 62
Fair
2001 Gore from Outer Space Actor 58
Average
1996 A Haunted School Actor N/A
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1991 Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla Actor Military Police Officer A 58
Average
1989 The Enchantment Actor Librarian 58
Average
1989 Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home' Actor Self 59
Average
1985 The Legend of the Stardust Brothers Actor Visitor of Salon "Uonome" 59
Average
1984 The Funeral Actor Assistant Director 60
Fair
1982 LOSING THE WAY Actor Yakuza N/A
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1980 Vertigo College Actor Manager N/A
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1980 All Girls Are Twins Actor N/A
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1979 The Man Who Stole the Sun Actor Suspect on TV News 59
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1978 SCHOOL SOUNDS Actor N/A
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1977 West Wind Actor Bazin N/A
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1977 Fangs Crazy for White Skin Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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Directing
2024 Cloud Directing Director 59
Average
2024 Chime Directing Director 59
Average
2024 Serpent's Path Directing Director 59
Average
2022 Actually... Directing Director 58
Average
2020 Wife of a Spy Directing Director 60
Fair
2019 To the Ends of the Earth Directing Director 59
Average
2017 Foreboding Directing Director 58
Average
2017 Foreboding: serial version Directing Director N/A
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2017 Before We Vanish Directing Director 59
Average
2016 Daguerrotype Directing Director 58
Average
2016 Creepy Directing Director 61
Fair
2015 Journey to the Shore Directing Director 59
Average
2014 Henri Langlois vu par... Directing Director N/A
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2013 Seventh Code Directing Director 59
Average
2013 Real Directing Director 59
Average
2013 Penance Directing Director 60
Fair
2013 Beautiful New Bay Area Project Directing Director 59
Average
2012 Penance Directing Director 71
Good
2008 Tokyo Sonata Directing Director 63
Fair
2007 Retribution Directing Director 59
Average
2005 Time Slip Directing Director N/A
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2005 Loft Directing Director 58
Average
2005 Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs Directing Director 58
Average
2004 Soul Dancing Directing Director N/A
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2003 Doppelganger Directing Director 59
Average
2003 Bright Future Directing Director 59
Average
2003 Deka Matsuri Directing Director N/A
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2003 Matasaburo the Wind Imp Directing Director N/A
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2001 School Ghost Story: Mononoke Special Directing Director N/A
N/A
2001 Pulse Directing Director 62
Fair
2001 Hanako San Directing Director 58
Average
2000 Séance Directing Director 59
Average
1999 Barren Illusion Directing Director 58
Average
1999 Charisma Directing Director 59
Average
1999 License to Live Directing Director 58
Average
1998 School Ghost Story G Directing Director 59
Average
1998 Eyes of the Spider Directing Director 59
Average
1998 Serpent's Path Directing Director 59
Average
1997 Cure Directing Director 67
Fair
1997 School Ghost Story F Directing Director 58
Average
1997 The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears Directing Director 59
Average
1997 The Revenge: A Visit from Fate Directing Director 59
Average
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Hero Directing Director N/A
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1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Nouveau Riche Directing Director 58
Average
1996 Door III Directing Director 59
Average
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble Directing Director 58
Average
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot Directing Director 58
Average
1995 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape Directing Director 58
Average
1995 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist Directing Director 58
Average
1994 Men of Rage Directing Director N/A
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1994 Yakuza Taxi Directing Director 59
Average
1992 The Guard from Underground Directing Director 58
Average
1992 Whirlpool of Joy Directing Director 59
Average
1990 Wordholic Prisoner Directing Director N/A
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1989 Dangerous Stories Directing Director N/A
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1989 Sweet Home Directing Director 59
Average
1985 Bumpkin Soup Directing Director 58
Average
1985 Yatsura wa konya mo yattekita Directing Director N/A
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1983 Kandagawa Pervert Wars Directing Director 58
Average
1983 The New Seven Lines Between Things Directing Director N/A
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1982 The Night Before the Escape Directing Director N/A
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1981 Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1980 Vertigo College Directing Director N/A
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1979 The Man Who Stole the Sun Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1978 School Days Directing Director N/A
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1977 Fangs Crazy for White Skin Directing Director N/A
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1976 Record of Indefinite Travel Directing Director N/A
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1976 The Flashing Signal Directing Director 59
Average
1975 Teacher of Violence: Massacre in Broad Daylight Directing Director N/A
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1973 Rokkô Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 Cloud Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2024 Chime Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2024 Serpent's Path Writing Writer 59
Average
2020 Wife of a Spy Writing Writer 60
Fair
2019 To the Ends of the Earth Writing Writer 59
Average
2017 Foreboding Writing Teleplay 58
Average
2017 Foreboding: serial version Writing Teleplay N/A
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2017 Before We Vanish Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2016 Daguerrotype Writing Scenario Writer 58
Average
2016 Creepy Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
2015 Journey to the Shore Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2013 Seventh Code Writing Writer 59
Average
2013 Real Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2013 Penance Writing Teleplay 60
Fair
2013 Beautiful New Bay Area Project Writing Writer 59
Average
2012 Penance Writing Writer 71
Good
2008 Tokyo Sonata Writing Writer 63
Fair
2007 Retribution Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2006 Pulse Writing Original Film Writer 54
Average
2005 Loft Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2004 Soul Dancing Writing Writer N/A
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2003 Doppelganger Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2003 Bright Future Writing Writer 59
Average
2001 Pulse Writing Writer 62
Fair
2000 Séance Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1999 Barren Illusion Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1999 Charisma Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1999 License to Live Writing Writer 58
Average
1998 Eyes of the Spider Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1997 Cure Writing Writer 67
Fair
1997 The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1996 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1995 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape Writing Writer 58
Average
1995 Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist Writing Writer 58
Average
1994 Yakuza Taxi Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1992 The Guard from Underground Writing Writer 58
Average
1992 Whirlpool of Joy Writing Writer 59
Average
1989 Dangerous Stories Writing Screenplay N/A
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1989 Sweet Home Writing Writer 59
Average
1985 Bumpkin Soup Writing Writer 58
Average
1982 So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
1982 Wolf: Running Is Sex Production Production Assistant 58
Average

Crew
2002 Ju-on: The Grudge Crew Creative Consultant 63
Fair

Editing
2003 Doppelganger Editing Editor 59
Average
2003 Bright Future Editing Editor 59
Average