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Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

July 19, 1955 (age 70)

Place of Birth

Kobe, Japan

Also Known As

黒沢清

구로사와 기요시

Киёси Куросава

黑泽清

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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.

Filmography

2025FilmThe Ozu Diariesas Self 2024TVHorror's Greatestas Self - Director, Cure 2024FilmLes Cuisiniers of Chimeas Self 2023FilmBreakfast of the Movie 2023FilmKaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghostsas Himself 2023FilmThe J-Horror Virus 2022FilmNo Boundaries: A Cure Conversationas Self 2018FilmKiyoshi Kurosawa, au dos des imagesas Self 2018FilmThe Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers 2017FilmKiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuitsas Himself 2017FilmJunichiro Hayashi: Creepy Imagesas Himself 2017FilmTerror from the Internetas Self 2015FilmHitchcock/Truffautas Self 2015FilmJapanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague 2014FilmFlowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinemaas Self 2014FilmHenri Langlois vu par...as Self 2014FilmMr. Xas Self 2011FilmJapanese Cinema: New Territoriesas Self 2010Film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as 自己 2009FilmOccultas Self 2007FilmVal Lewton: The Man in the Shadowsas Self 2006Film殺しのはらわた 2006FilmWhat's a Director?2006FilmBuilding the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'as self 2005FilmReincarnationas Professor Kawashima 2004FilmPink Ribbonas Self 2004TVLeçon de Cinémaas Self 2003Film突貫ジジイ第5話ある実験 2003Film3 on 3 2003FilmAmbivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawaas Himself 2003FilmDeka Matsuri 2003FilmThe Detective Who Can Say No 2001FilmPulseas Man in Internet (uncredited)2001FilmGore from Outer Space 1997FilmWild Life 1996FilmA Haunted Schoolas Photography professor 1991FilmMikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Laylaas Military Police Officer A 1991FilmStrangeras Passenger with flowers 1989FilmThe Enchantmentas Librarian 1989FilmGreat SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'as Self 1987FilmTanaka kozue-sei no kageki-ha kyō kara wa binetsu hito 1985FilmThe Legend of the Stardust Brothersas Visitor of Salon "Uonome"1984FilmThe Funeralas Assistant Director 1982FilmLOSING THE WAYas Yakuza 1980FilmVertigo Collegeas Manager 1980FilmAll Girls Are Twins 1979FilmThe Man Who Stole the Sunas Suspect on TV News 1978FilmSCHOOL SOUNDS 1977FilmWest Windas Bazin 1977FilmFangs Crazy for White Skinas Narrator (voice)—FilmMaking of Charisma