Cinemas
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Director
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.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa films playing now
Playing now1
Kiyoshi Kurosawa filmography
Filmography119
Know the day Kiyoshi Kurosawa's next film opens
Follow once, we'll tell you when it reaches cinemas.
Common questions
Who is Kiyoshi Kurosawa?+
Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a prominent Japanese filmmaker and professor at Tokyo University of the Arts, celebrated for his mastery of psychological horror and existential drama.
What is Kiyoshi Kurosawa known for?+
He is widely recognized for his atmospheric direction in films such as the seminal J-horror classic Cure, the internet-themed ghost story Pulse, and the acclaimed family drama Tokyo Sonata.
What kind of work does he make?+
His films are characterized by a slow-burn pace, deep focus on human isolation, and a distinct blurring of genre lines between thriller, fantasy, and arthouse cinema.
Not feeling it?All films in Athens
