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KIYOSHI KUROSAWA

Provincial lord Araki Murashige (Masahiro Motoki, right) finds himself under siege and with a series of mysteries to solve in Kiyoshi Kurosawa¡¯s ¡°The Samurai and the Prisoner.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Jun 19, 2026
¡®The Samurai and the Prisoner¡¯: A cerebral whodunnit in feudal Japan
Kiyoshi Kurosawa¡¯s historical drama is a murder mystery in the Agatha Christie mold and driven by conversation rather than combat.
Journalist Shiori Ito's documentary "Black Box Diaries," which follows her own investigation into her sexual assault and struggle for justice, was one of 19 Japanese films that screened at the Busan International Film Festival this month.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 18, 2024
Japan-based features generate buzz at Busan International Film Festival
With 278 films on offer, Asia¡¯s largest film festival tackled heavy themes such as assisted suicide and struggles faced by migrants.
Japanese film director Kiyoshi Kurosawa gestures as he poses for photos during a press conference at the 29th Busan International Film Festival.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 5, 2024
Japan¡¯s ¡®master of horror¡¯ Kiyoshi Kurosawa highlights ¡®B-movie¡¯ appeal
The director, who received the Busan International Film Festival¡¯s Filmmaker of the Year Award on Wednesday, said he¡¯d like to see more artists explore genre cinema.
Kim Sang-man¡¯s ¡°Uprising¡± has attracted significant attention ahead of its world premiere thanks largely to the involvement of its producer Park Chan-wook, best-known for directing ultra-violent thrillers like 2003¡¯s ¡°Old Boy,¡± which played a key role in bringing South Korean cinema to the global forefront.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 3, 2024
Netflix war epic to open Asia¡¯s largest film festival
Streaming-only content has contributed to a significant surge in the global visibility of Korean and Korean diaspora stories.
A small-time online hustler (Masaki Suda) moves to the countryside after a big score but soon finds his enemies closing in in ¡°Cloud.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Sep 26, 2024
¡®Cloud¡¯: Dangers of the internet deliver full-throttle action
Kiyoshi Kurosawa¡¯s masterful psychological thriller features the director¡¯s signature creepy vibe as well as blazing guns and falling bodies.
Why is Sayoko (Ko Shibasaki), a psychiatrist, helping a journalist torture people for revenge? Kiyoshi Kurosawa¡¯s ¡°Serpent¡¯s Path¡± leaves you wondering which way is up as the sinister plot unfolds.
CULTURE / Film
Jun 13, 2024
Kurosawa¡¯s cult classic gets a French makeover in ¡®Serpent¡¯s Path¡¯
Ko Shibasaki¡¯s basilisk-like stare underpins a remake which leaves the audience unable to solve the whodunit.
Rising directorial star Sho Miyake's new relationship drama, "All the Long Nights," centers on two colleagues (Hokuto Matsumura, left, and Mone Kamishiraishi) who form a bond when they discover they both struggle with health issues.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 19, 2024
Familiar faces return to the big screen in 2024
Amid a roster of hits such as ¡°Demon Slayer,¡± ¡°Doraemon¡± and ¡°Detective Conan,¡± Japanese cinema gets a little more inclusive in the year ahead.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / 2020 in review
Dec 16, 2020
One anime to slay them all: How Japanese film fared in 2020
The film industry was hit hard by the pandemic, with the closure of theaters and festivals moving online. However, that¡¯s what made the triumph of ¡°Demon Slayer¡± all the more surprising.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 14, 2020
¡®Wife of a Spy¡¯: Gripping drama lays bare wartime atrocities
Fresh off a win for best director at the Venice International Film Festival, Kiyoshi Kurosawa¡¯s masterful look at war heroes is out in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 18, 2020
Kiyoshi Kurosawa¡¯s best director win at Venice is a career changer
The reaction to Kiyoshi Kurosawa winning the Silver Lion for best direction has been overwhelmingly positive, but ¡®Wife of a Spy¡¯ isn¡¯t entirely free of controversy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 26, 2019
Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Filming and acting outside your comfort zone
When Japanese directors of a certain age and status film abroad, they usually head for developed countries, not developing ones. Although, to be fair, their choice of foreign locales often comes down to box-office calculations. Japanese audiences enjoy seeing famous European sites on the screen (and...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 12, 2019
¡®To the Ends of the Earth¡¯: Tough times for travel reporting
Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Atsuko Maeda make an odd couple: The former is best known abroad as a master of horror, starting with his 1997 international breakthrough ¡°Cure,¡± while the latter was a star of idol-pop group AKB48, but has since gone on to a thriving acting career.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 20, 2017
Surefire formulas failed Japanese cinema in 2017
In a quarter-century of reporting on the Japanese film industry, I¡¯ve yet to find one optimist about its future.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 20, 2017
A courtroom drama, an alien takeover and the lives of sex workers all feature in the best Japanese films of 2017
This year was bad for Japanese films box office-wise, but not quality-wise. Here are my best 10:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 15, 2017
¡®Yocho ¡°Foreboding¡°¡¯: The doctor is in ... and he¡¯s terrifying
In a Hollywood that is increasingly obsessed with superhero blockbusters, the place to see many acclaimed filmmakers these days is on the small screen. In Japan, though, the Wowow entertainment channel has been producing original dramas by local auteurs for some time.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 13, 2017
Kiyoshi Kurosawa examines the threat within in sci-fi thriller ¡®Before We Vanish¡¯
Kiyoshi Kurosawa is best known for films about ghosts and other types of strange phenomena that are capable of stirring foreboding feelings through mininal means such as curtains rustling ominously in the breeze or red duct tape stuck incongruously on doors.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 13, 2017
¡®Before We Vanish¡¯: Tension builds steadily during an alien attack
How do you imagine the coming alien invasion? Movies have been all over the map with this question, though in recent Japanese films such as Takashi Yamazaki¡¯s ¡°Parasyte¡± duology (2013-14) and Daihachi Yoshida¡¯s ¡°A Beautiful Star¡± (2017), extraterrestrial visitors take a human form.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 12, 2016
Kiyoshi Kurosawa¡¯s cinematic apparitions
Directors who become known as horror specialists often end up making little else, whether by choice or not. Labeled a ¡°horrormeister¡± for such supremely creepy films as ¡°Cure¡± (1997) and ¡°Pulse¡± (Kairo, 2001), Kiyoshi Kurosawa is one director who has successfully expanded beyond the genre with his dark...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 15, 2016
¡®Creepy¡¯: It doesn¡¯t get much eerier than this
The title of ¡°Creepy,¡± the new shocker by horror maestro Kiyoshi Kurosawa, sounds like an in-jokey self-parody. It¡¯s like titling a new Adam Sandler comedy ¡°Goofy¡± (or if you¡¯re not feeling charitable, ¡°Crappy¡°). But ¡°Creepy,¡± which premiered at this year¡¯s Berlin Film Festival, is also the title of...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 21, 2015
Female fears at the dead center of J-horror
Japan is a scary place. It has inspired masters of horror over three centuries, from Akinari Ueda in the 1700s (¡°Ugetsu Monogatari¡°) to Lafcadio Hearn (¡°Kwaidan¡°) in the late 1800s, all the way to the 1990s, when Kiyoshi Kurosawa¡¯s ¡°Cure¡± and Hideo Nakata¡¯s ¡°Ringu¡± were released, spawning a new homgreown...
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Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
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Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
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