Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Directing
Born: Jul 19, 1955
From: Kobe, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cuisiniers of Chime | Self | 2024 | — |
| The J-Horror Virus | 2023 | — | |
| Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts | Himself | 2023 | — |
| The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers | 2018 | 2.0 | |
| Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits | Himself | 2017 | — |
| Junichiro Hayashi: Creepy Images | Himself | 2017 | — |
| Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague | 2015 | — | |
| Hitchcock/Truffaut | Self | 2015 | 7.25 |
| Mr. X | Self | 2014 | 6.0 |
| Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema | Self | 2014 | 7.2 |
| Japanese Cinema: New Territories | Self | 2011 | — |
| Occult | Self | 2009 | 6.57 |
| Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows | Self | 2007 | 6.9 |
| What's a Director? | 2006 | — | |
| Reincarnation | Professor Kawashima | 2005 | 6.083 |
| 3 on 3 | 2003 | — | |
| Deka Matsuri | 2003 | — | |
| Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Himself | 2003 | — |
| Gore from Outer Space | 2001 | 6.333 | |
| Pulse | Man in Internet (uncredited) | 2001 | 6.687 |
| A Haunted School | Photography professor | 1996 | 6.667 |
| Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla | Military Police Officer A | 1991 | 5.688 |
| Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home' | Self | 1989 | 4.2 |
| The Enchantment | Librarian | 1989 | 4.5 |
| The Funeral | Assistant Director | 1984 | 7.17 |
| LOSING THE WAY | Yakuza | 1982 | — |
| All Girls Are Twins | 1980 | — | |
| The Man Who Stole the Sun | Suspect on TV News | 1979 | 7.3 |
| SCHOOL SOUNDS | 1978 | — | |
| West Wind | Bazin | 1977 | — |
Quick Facts
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1955 |
| From | Kobe, Japan |