Cure was released in 1997. It was later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1999 as part of a career retrospective on Kurosawa. It received a wider release in the West in 2001. The film was released on home video for the first time in the UK as part of The Masters of Cinema Series on April 23, 2018.
Cure
(1997)7
" Madness. Terror. Murder."
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| Spoken Language | japanese, spanish |
| Runtime | 1 hr 51 min |
| Budget | ¥1 000 000 |
| Premiere: World | $234 821 December 27, 1997 |
| USA | $94 596 |
| Other countries | $140 225 |
| Premiere: USA | $94 596 June 3, 2001 |
| Digital: World | October 9, 2023 |
| Parental Advisory | Frightening & Intense Scenes, Violence & Gore, ... |
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| Production Companies | |
| Also Known As | キュア Japan |
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A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they’ve done.Сast and Crew
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In the 90s, many were interested in the paranormal, including hypnosis. The adventures of an insane maniac hypnotist with amnesia. No preludes. The plot develops immediately and, as if hypnotized, monotonously, step by step leads the viewer to the cherished ending. Asians, as usual, surprise. It was interesting.
After modern Kurosawa, watching a classic is pure happiness. A tight detective thriller about a perfect killer that suffers a little from being a 90s film, but also incorporates the best of it: the atmosphere, the grain of the film and the schizoid character.
Good band, too bad they didn’t play my favorite song about spiderman
Atmospheric detective/thriller in the spirit of Fincher’s "Seven" with a huge number of pluses and interesting scenes. But in the second half the film turns into a tedious and boring fairy tale, and all the realism and atmosphere disappears, as does my interest in the ending… (6.5/10)
I didn’t see any horror here. Yes, there is gloom and realism, but even this is not enough. All the interest is built around the antagonist, whose appearance did not evoke any frightening sensations, but only some kind of ambiguity. Perhaps this was intended? May be…
I expected a lot more, especially considering the skillfully created atmosphere with the help of appropriate audio and viscous visuals. But the plot is very simple, and at the same time it seems to smack of elitism. A kind of "The Ring", only instead of a cassette there is a hypnotist (even the endings are similar). Idk.
two hours (feels like five hours) of empty tedium. the actors play well, and there are beautiful locations with aesthetics, but how boring 🥱 5.5/10
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