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Cure

1997 · 111 min

A quiet, creeping dread settles in as mundane spaces turn sinister, leaving you unsettled long after the screen goes dark.

Tagline
Madness. Terror. Murder.
Overview
A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • identity
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7.5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8.5
Complexity8
Emotional weight7.5

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery, crime
Directed by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring
Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa, Yukijiro Hotaru, Yoriko Doguchi, Denden, Ren Osugi
Music
Gary Ashiya
Cinematography
Tokushō Kikumura
Runtime
111 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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