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.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Directing Born July 19, 1955 Kobe, Japan

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.

Known For

Leçon de Cinéma poster

Leçon de Cinéma

Self
Pulse poster

Pulse

Man in Internet (uncredited)
Horror's Greatest poster

Horror's Greatest

Self - Director, Cure
Reincarnation poster

Reincarnation

Professor Kawashima
The Funeral poster

The Funeral

Assistant Director
The Man Who Stole the Sun poster

The Man Who Stole the Sun

Suspect on TV News
Hitchcock/Truffaut poster

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Self
Mr. X poster

Mr. X

Self
Occult poster

Occult

Self
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts poster

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

Himself
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema poster

Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

Self
The J-Horror Virus poster

The J-Horror Virus