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Overall Rank: 3925

Average Rating: 2.8/4

# of Ratings: 26

Theatrical Release Date: 07/06/2001

Language: Japanese

Genre: Crime, Thriller

MPAA Rating: NR

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Actors: Kôji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa, Yoriko Douguchi, Yukijiro Hotaru

Plot: A series of gruesome murders sweeps Tokyo - each murderer is found near the victim with no recollection of having killed anyone. A young, strange man is the only tentative link to the crimes and he starts having an effect on the people around him.

Daniel Corleone - wrote on 11/03/2012

Kenichi Takabe (Yakusho) is a detective with an unstable wife who tries to resolve murder cases. Mamiya (Hagiwara) used to be a student of psychology who studied mesmerism and hypnosis and is interrogated by Takabe. Albeit slow for a thriller though the acting and plot were interesting. There is a twist however in the conclusion which rewards the viewers patience. It does have that Se7en and Silence feel, but lacks the impact and entertainment value overall that the aformentioned films mentioned. Almost at par with Manhunter but lacks the participation of the antagonist to make it scary. Cure still shows how a thriller should be done with excellent camera direction and believable figures for a crime thriller.

Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/29/2007

As gripping a film as you will see - combines the best elements of Silence of the Lambs and Se7en and manages to be wholly original. Will leave you creeped out long after the credits roll.

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Cure - Review

Matthew Brady - wrote on 10/30/2022

Cure, a Japanese psychological mystery-horror film

It was fantastic. It's one of the eeriest movies I have seen in a while. Then again, Japanese movies know how to do that.

And this isn't just a crime thriller, but a horror movie. The murderer in the film uses hypnosis to make people commit murder, and the murderer toys with the detective effectively. He pretends to have memory loss, so whenever you ask him a question, he will ask you a question, then moments later ask you again and again. He acts like he's got the mind of a curious child. In some way, he is not different from cult leader Charles Manson, who was notoriously one of the evilest and most high-profile men in history, who is responsible for the brutal murder of Shannon Tate and her friends, and yet, he hasn't killed …