Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Kobe, Japan
July 19, 1955

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.

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Representative Works

Cloud
Cloud
6.7
/ Japanese
Ju-on: The Grudge
Ju-on: The Grudge
6.8
/ Japanese
Cure
Cure
7.6
/ Japanese
Pulse
Pulse
6.7
/ Japanese
Pulse
Pulse
5.1
/ English
Chime
Chime
6.8
/ Japanese
Wife of a Spy
Wife of a Spy
6.7
/ Japanese
Mr. X
Mr. X
6.1
/ English
The Funeral
The Funeral
7.2
/ Japanese
Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo Sonata
7.4
/ Japanese
Reincarnation
Reincarnation
6.1
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Cloud
2024Nominee

Best Writing

Cloud

Ju-on: The Grudge
2002Nominee

Best Performance

Ju-on: The Grudge

Cure
1997Winner

Best Director

Cure

Career Highlights

Pulse
2001Highlight

Best Performance

Pulse

Pulse
2006Highlight

Best Writing

Pulse