Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

BIOGRAPHY

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
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
19 July 1955
Place of Birth
Kobe, Japan
Also Known As
黒沢 清, 구로사와 기요시, Киёси Куросава, 黑泽清, Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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FILMOGRAPHY

What's a Director?

What's a Director?

2006-11-04
3 on 3

3 on 3

2003-04-26
The Funeral

The Funeral

1984-11-17Actor
Deka Matsuri

Deka Matsuri

2003-01-11Director
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

2018-01-20
Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla

Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla

1991-07-10Actor
The J-Horror Virus

The J-Horror Virus

2023-08-27
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

2023-10-12Actor
The Man Who Stole the Sun

The Man Who Stole the Sun

1979-10-06Actor, Assistant Director
Gore from Outer Space

Gore from Outer Space

2001-01-01
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

1989-04-01Actor
Mr. X

Mr. X

2014-01-20Actor
The Enchantment

The Enchantment

1989-10-29Actor
Pulse

Pulse

2001-02-03Actor, Director, Writer
Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

2015-06-16
Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut

2015-09-05Actor
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

2014-10-01Actor
West Wind

West Wind

1977-01-01Actor
SCHOOL SOUNDS

SCHOOL SOUNDS

1978-01-01
All Girls Are Twins

All Girls Are Twins

1980-01-01
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

2003-02-08Actor
LOSING THE WAY

LOSING THE WAY

1982-01-01Actor
Japanese Cinema: New Territories

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

2011-03-25Actor
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

2007-09-02Actor
Les Cuisiniers of Chime

Les Cuisiniers of Chime

2024-06-14Actor
Reincarnation

Reincarnation

2005-10-27Actor
A Haunted School

A Haunted School

1996-11-22Actor
Occult

Occult

2009-03-21Actor
Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits

Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits

2017-07-17Actor
Junichiro Hayashi: Creepy Images

Junichiro Hayashi: Creepy Images

2017-07-17Actor
Pink Ribbon

Pink Ribbon

2004-09-27Actor
Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014-07-27Actor, Director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, au dos des images

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, au dos des images

2018-11-22Actor
Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

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

2006-09-19Actor
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

1985-06-15Actor
Vertigo College

Vertigo College

1980-05-15Actor, Director
Fangs Crazy for White Skin

Fangs Crazy for White Skin

1977-01-01Actor, Director
Terror from the Internet

Terror from the Internet

2017-07-10Actor
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

2010-11-26Actor
Breakfast of the Movie

Breakfast of the Movie

2023-11-10
Stranger

Stranger

1991-02-08Actor
Wild Life

Wild Life

1997-04-05
The Ozu Diaries

The Ozu Diaries

2025-09-02Actor
No Boundaries: A Cure Conversation

No Boundaries: A Cure Conversation

2020-01-01Actor
The Detective Who Can Say No

The Detective Who Can Say No

2003-01-11
殺しのはらわた

殺しのはらわた

2006-11-07
突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験

突貫ジジイ 第5話 ある実験

2003-11-14
Tanaka kozue-sei no kageki-ha kyō kara wa binetsu hito

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

1987-03-25
Leçon de Cinéma

Leçon de Cinéma

2004-03-20Actor
Horror's Greatest

Horror's Greatest

2024-08-27Actor
Bright Future

Bright Future

2003-01-18Editor, Writer, Director
Doppelganger

Doppelganger

2003-09-27Director, Screenplay, Editor
Tokyo Sonata

Tokyo Sonata

2008-09-27Director, Writer
Séance

Séance

2000-08-07Director, Teleplay
Loft

Loft

2006-09-09Director, Screenplay
Foreboding

Foreboding

2017-11-11Teleplay, Director
Cure

Cure

1997-12-27Director, Screenplay
Kandagawa Pervert Wars

Kandagawa Pervert Wars

1983-08-01Director
Retribution

Retribution

2007-02-24Director, Screenplay
Actually...

Actually...

2022-03-23Director
Bumpkin Soup

Bumpkin Soup

1985-11-03Writer, Director
Eyes of the Spider

Eyes of the Spider

1998-04-11Director, Screenplay
License to Live

License to Live

1999-01-23Director, Screenplay
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1981-12-19Assistant Director
The Flashing Signal

The Flashing Signal

1976-01-01Director
Record of Indefinite Travel

Record of Indefinite Travel

1976-01-01Director
Rokkô

Rokkô

1973-01-01Director
Charisma

Charisma

1999-11-10Director, Screenplay
Sweet Home

Sweet Home

1989-01-21Director, Writer
Wordholic Prisoner

Wordholic Prisoner

2012-04-13Director
Whirlpool of Joy

Whirlpool of Joy

1992-01-01Director, Writer
The Guard from Underground

The Guard from Underground

1992-06-16Director, Writer
Serpent's Path

Serpent's Path

1998-02-21Director
Barren Illusion

Barren Illusion

1999-12-11Screenplay, Director
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs

Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs

2005-06-18Director
Door III

Door III

1996-04-13Director
Real

Real

2013-06-01Director, Screenplay
Penance

Penance

2013-05-29Director, Screenplay
Seventh Code

Seventh Code

2013-11-13Director, Writer
Soul Dancing

Soul Dancing

2004-03-01Director, Writer
Beautiful New Bay Area Project

Beautiful New Bay Area Project

2013-03-20Director, Screenplay
Pulse

Pulse

2006-08-11Original Film Writer
The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears

The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears

1997-05-31Director, Screenplay
The Revenge: A Visit from Fate

The Revenge: A Visit from Fate

1997-03-01Director
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! I: The Heist

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! I: The Heist

1995-04-22Director, Writer
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! II: The Escape

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! II: The Escape

1995-08-12Director, Screenplay
Journey to the Shore

Journey to the Shore

2015-09-30Director, Screenplay
Chime

Chime

2024-08-02Director, Screenplay
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! IV: The Gamble

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! IV: The Gamble

1996-03-01Screenplay, Director
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! III: The Loot

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! III: The Loot

1996-02-16Screenplay, Director
Daguerrotype

Daguerrotype

2016-10-15Director, Scenario Writer
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! V: The Nouveau Riche

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! V: The Nouveau Riche

1996-09-07Director, Screenplay
Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! VI: The Hero

Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! VI: The Hero

1996-09-21Director
Creepy

Creepy

2016-06-18Director, Screenplay
School Ghost Story G

School Ghost Story G

1998-09-27Director
Cloud

Cloud

2024-09-27Director, Screenplay
Dangerous Stories

Dangerous Stories

1989-07-08Director, Screenplay
Yakuza Taxi

Yakuza Taxi

1994-11-04Director, Screenplay
Before We Vanish

Before We Vanish

2017-09-06Screenplay, Director
The New Seven Lines Between Things

The New Seven Lines Between Things

1983-07-13Director
Time Slip

Time Slip

2005-10-21Director
Serpent's Path

Serpent's Path

2024-06-14Director, Writer
Men of Rage

Men of Rage

1994-12-23Director, Writer
School Ghost Story: Mononoke Special

School Ghost Story: Mononoke Special

2001-03-27Director
To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

2019-06-14Writer, Director
Wife of a Spy

Wife of a Spy

2020-10-16Director, Screenplay
Ju-on: The Grudge

Ju-on: The Grudge

2002-10-18Creative Consultant
Wolf: Running Is Sex

Wolf: Running Is Sex

1982-11-20Production Assistant
So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex

So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex

1982-11-20Writer
Teacher of Violence: Massacre in Broad Daylight

Teacher of Violence: Massacre in Broad Daylight

1975-01-01Director
School Days

School Days

1978-01-01Director
The Night Before the Escape

The Night Before the Escape

1982-01-01Director
School Ghost Story F

School Ghost Story F

1997-07-19Director
Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Matasaburo the Wind Imp

Recitation Travelogue - Masterpieces of Japan: Matasaburo the Wind Imp

2003-01-01Director
Hanako San

Hanako San

2001-01-01Director
Yatsura wa konya mo yattekita

Yatsura wa konya mo yattekita

1985-01-01Director
Kodama

Kodama

1998-01-01Director
Beautiful 2013

Beautiful 2013

2013-03-17Director
Ghost Cop

Ghost Cop

2004-07-30Director
Penance

Penance

2012-01-08Writer, Director, Creator
Foreboding: Serial Version

Foreboding: Serial Version

2017-09-19Director, Teleplay
Modern Love Tokyo

Modern Love Tokyo

2022-10-21Writer, Director
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