Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Directing

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 19, 1955 (70 yrs)

place of birth

Kobe, Japan

also known as

黒沢 清 · 구로사와 기요시 · Киёси Куросава · 黑泽清

total credits

48 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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Pulse
6.7

Pulse

2001as Man in Internet (uncredited)
The Man Who Stole the Sun
7.4

The Man Who Stole the Sun

1979as Suspect on TV News
Reincarnation
6.1

Reincarnation

2005as Professor Kawashima
The Funeral
7.1

The Funeral

1984as Assistant Director
Occult
6.6

Occult

2009as Self
Stranger
6.7

Stranger

1991as Passenger with flowers
Wild Life
8.0

Wild Life

1997
Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla
5.7

Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla

1991as Military Police Officer A
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
7.2

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

2014as Self
Pink Ribbon
6.4

Pink Ribbon

2004as Self
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
7.0

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

1985as Visitor of Salon "Uonome"
Mr. X
6.0

Mr. X

2014as Self
The Enchantment
4.5

The Enchantment

1989as Librarian
Japanese Cinema: New Territories

Japanese Cinema: New Territories

2011as Self
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
2.0

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

2018
Gore from Outer Space
6.3

Gore from Outer Space

2001
What's a Director?

What's a Director?

2006
Deka Matsuri

Deka Matsuri

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

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

1987
Hitchcock/Truffaut
7.2

Hitchcock/Truffaut

2015as Self
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

2023as Himself
A Haunted School
6.7

A Haunted School

1996as Photography professor
Breakfast of the Movie
7.5

Breakfast of the Movie

2023
3 on 3

3 on 3

2003
Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

2015
West Wind

West Wind

1977as Bazin
Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

2003as Himself
The J-Horror Virus

The J-Horror Virus

2023
Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'
6.0

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

2006as self
Henri Langlois vu par...
4.0

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014as Self
Vertigo College

Vertigo College

1980as Manager
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows
6.9

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

2007as Self
Les Cuisiniers of Chime

Les Cuisiniers of Chime

2024as Self
The Ozu Diaries

The Ozu Diaries

2025as Self
The Detective Who Can Say No

The Detective Who Can Say No

2003
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, au dos des images

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, au dos des images

2018as Self
All Girls Are Twins

All Girls Are Twins

1980
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
4.2

Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

1989as Self
LOSING THE WAY

LOSING THE WAY

1982as Yakuza
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
9.0

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

2010as 自己
Masters of Killing

Masters of Killing

2006
SCHOOL SOUNDS

SCHOOL SOUNDS

1978
No Boundaries: A Cure Conversation

No Boundaries: A Cure Conversation

2022as Self
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
Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits

Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits

2017as Himself
Terror from the Internet

Terror from the Internet

2017as Self
Making of Charisma

Making of Charisma

Junichiro Hayashi: Creepy Images

Junichiro Hayashi: Creepy Images

2017as Himself