Cure
Madness. Terror. Murder.
1997 | 112m | Japanese
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Staring: |
| A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 27, 1997 |
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| Director: | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Writer: | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Genres: | Horror, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | prostitute, hotel, based on novel or book, amnesia, hallucination, interview, investigation, murder, serial killer, tokyo, japan, interrogation, stranger, hypnotism, psychosis, record player, mental hospital, aggressive, neo-noir, personality disorder, anxious, bold |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film, Twins Japan |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $99,000
Budget: $20,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 28, 2025 Entered: Sep 28, 2025 |
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![Masters of Cinema Trailer [Subtitled]](/extra_thumbs/pv91E5L6_Tw.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Koji Yakusho | Kenichi Takabe |
| Masato Hagiwara | Kunio Mamiya |
| Tsuyoshi Ujiki | Makoto Sakuma |
| Anna Nakagawa | Fumie Takabe |
| Yukijiro Hotaru | Ichiro Kuwano |
| Yoriko Doguchi | Dr. Akiko Miyajima |
| Denden | OIda |
| Ren Osugi | Fujiwara |
| Masahiro Toda | Tôru Hanaoka |
| Misayo Haruki | Tomoko Hanaoka |
| Shun Nakayama | Kimura |
| Akira Otaka | Yasukawa |
| Shôgo Suzuki | Tamura |
| Touji Kawahigashi | Psychiatrist |
| Hajime Tanimoto | Takabe's superior |
| Tarō Suwa | |
| Takeshi Mikami | |
| Makoto Kakeda | |
| Taijirō Tamura | |
| Makoto Togashi |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ryûsui Morita | Costume Design |
| Gary Ashiya | Original Music Composer |
| Hiroshi Kotô | Costume Design |
| Tokushō Kikumura | Director of Photography |
| Kan Suzuki | Editor |
| Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Director, Writer |
| Katsumi Kimura | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tomoyuki Maruo | Production Design |
| Hiromichi Kori | Sound Recordist |
| Fumiaki Suzaka | Set Decoration |
| Masao Kanazawa | Lighting Technician |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tetsuya Ikeda | Producer |
| Hiroyuki Kato | Executive Producer |
| Satoshi Kanno | Producer |
| Shigeo Minakami | Co-Producer |
| Tsutomu Tsuchikawa | Producer |
| Atsuyuki Shimoda | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 29 | 49 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 20 | 34 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 13 |
| 2025 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 241 | 746 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 838 | 936 |