Cure (US Version) DVD Region 1

A stunningly original take on the traditional serial killer film, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's CURE follows the determined and tortured trail of detective Takabe (Koji Yakusho) as he races against time and logic to solve a baffling string of gruesome, unexplained murders. As the corpses accumulate, the only connection between the crimes is the surgically precise x-shaped wound inflicted at the throat and the mystifying fact that each killing is committed by a different party, each of whom confess immediately, unable to explain their actions. Takabe, already severely troubled by his wife's mental instability, embarks on a personal quest to understand and hopefully stop the bizarre killings. When a young and disturbingly charismatic amnesiac appears near the scene of the latest killing, the pieces of the puzzle begin to shift into place, however the picture that is revealed is no less confusing. Evidence that a connection between the amnesiac and the killings may involve ancient rituals of hypnotism, mind control, and animal magnetism plunges Takabe into the murky world of the occult as he simultaneously projects his personal struggles with madness into his feverish quest to stop the killings. Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and cinematographer Noriaki Kikumura conjure a dizzying visual and psychological maze with CURE, transcending genre conventions to craft a thriller of uncommon poetry and suspense.

"...Haunting and persuasive....A beautifully made film, put together with elegance, control and a confident precision..." - Kenneth, Turan (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 07/27/2001

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Artist Name(s):	Hagiwara Masato (Actor) | Douguchi Yoriko (Actor) | Nakagawa Anna (Actor) | Kurosawa Kiyoshi (Actor) | Tokusho Kikumura | Ashiya Geiri (Actor) 荻原聖人 (Actor) | 洞口依子 (Actor) | 中川安奈 (Actor) | 黑澤清 (Actor) | Tokusho Kikumura | Ashiya Geiri (Actor) 萩原 直人 (Actor) | 洞口依子 (Actor) | 中川安奈 (Actor) | 黑泽清 (Actor) | Tokusho Kikumura | Ashiya Geiri (Actor) 萩原聖人 (Actor) | 洞口依子 (Actor) | 中川安奈 (Actor) | 黒沢清 (Actor) | Tokusho Kikumura | Ashiya Geiri (Actor) Hagiwara Masato (Actor) | Douguchi Yoriko (Actor) | Nakagawa Anna (Actor) | Kurosawa Kiyoshi (Actor) | Tokusho Kikumura | Ashiya Geiri (Actor)
Director:	Kurosawa Kiyoshi 黑澤清 黑泽清 黒沢清 Kurosawa Kiyoshi
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Release Date:	2004-01-06
UPC Code:	037429181225
Language:	Japanese
Subtitles:	English
Country of Origin:	Japan
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	Not Rated
Publisher:	Home Vision
Package Weight:	127 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004415609

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
2.0 Stereo - Japanese
Additional Release Material:
20-Minute Interview With Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Filmographies
Liner Notes: by Tom Mes (Founder of midnighteye.com)