Rotten
It's unsatisfying as a story precisely because it aspires to create a mounting sense of dread by enlarging questions rather than answering them.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Cure
Madness. Terror. Murder.
1997 · 1h 52m · Not Rated
Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Overview
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
Director and cast
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director
- Koji Yakusho as Kenichi Takabe
- Masato Hagiwara as Kunio Mamiya
- Tsuyoshi Ujiki as Makoto Sakuma
- Anna Nakagawa as Fumie Takabe
- Yoriko Dôguchi as Dr. Akiko Miyajima
- Yukijiro Hotaru as Ichiro Kuwano
- Yoriko Doguchi as Dr. Akiko Miyajima
- Denden as OIda
- Ren Osugi as Fujiwara
- Masahiro Toda as Tôru Hanaoka
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Tone and atmosphere mirror subject to perfection in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's hypnotic trip into the lower depths of the human mind.
David Rooney, Variety
Fresh
Tough to shake even when it feels more like an exercise than a movie.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
A fascinating artifact as well as a most engrossing thriller.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Cure has a cumulative power of horror which even seasoned filmgoers will not be able to resist.
Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail
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