Person Details

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Aliases: 黒沢 清 , 구로사와 기요시 , Киёси Куросава , 黑泽清 , Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Kobe, Japan

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Movie Involvements: 130

TV Involvements: 7


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Ju-on: The Grudge
Average
7

Ju-on: The Grudge

(2002) Creative Consultant
Modern Love Tokyo
Average
7

Modern Love Tokyo

(2022) Director
Pulse
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5

Pulse

(2006) Original Film Writer
Cure
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7

Cure

(1997) Writer
Chime
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7

Chime

(2024) Writer
Pulse
Average
7

Pulse

(2001) Writer
Tokyo Sonata
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7

Tokyo Sonata

(2008) Writer
Penance
Average
8

Penance

(2012) Creator

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Self
2023 Himself
N/A
2018 Self
N/A
2017 Himself
Himself
2015 Self
N/A
2014 Self
Self
Self
2011 Self
2009 Self
2007 Self
2006 N/A
self
Professor Kawashima
2004 Himself
Self
2003 N/A
Himself
N/A
2001 Man in Internet (uncredited)
N/A
1991 Military Police Officer A
1989 Librarian
Self
1985 Visitor of Salon "Uonome"
1984 Assistant Director
1982 Yakuza
1980 Manager
N/A
1979 Suspect on TV News
1978 N/A
1977 Narrator (voice)
Bazin
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Director
Director
Director
2022 Director
Director
2020 Director
2019 Director
2017 Director
Director
Director
2016 Director
Director
2015 Director
2014 Director
2013 Director
Director
Director
Director
2012 Director
2008 Director
2007 Director
2005 Director
Director
Director
2004 Director
2003 Director
Director
Director
Director
2001 Director
Director
Director
2000 Director
1999 Director
Director
Director
1998 Director
Director
Director
1997 Director
Director
Director
Director
1996 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1995 Director
Director
1994 Director
Director
1992 Director
Director
1990 Director
1989 Director
Director
1985 Director
1983 Director
Director
1982 Director
1981 Assistant Director
1980 Director
1979 Assistant Director
1978 Director
1977 Director
1976 Director
Director
1975 Director
1973 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Screenplay
Writer
Screenplay
2022 Writer
2020 Writer
2019 Writer
2017 Teleplay
Teleplay
Screenplay
2016 Scenario Writer
Screenplay
2015 Screenplay
2013 Writer
Screenplay
Teleplay
Writer
2012 Writer
2008 Writer
2007 Writer
2006 Original Film Writer
2005 Screenplay
2004 Writer
2003 Screenplay
Writer
2001 Writer
2000 Teleplay
1999 Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer
1998 Screenplay
1997 Writer
Screenplay
1996 Screenplay
Screenplay
1995 Writer
Writer
1994 Screenplay
1992 Writer
Writer
1989 Screenplay
Writer
1985 Writer
1982 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2012 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2003 Editor
Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2002 Creative Consultant
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1982 Production Assistant
Year Role Movie/Tv

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