Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
Audience Sentiment
The chilling conclusion
Slow investigation builds
From the slow investigative middle section (5.8) to the powerful final confrontation and ending (8.7-8.9), representing a 3-point swing as Kurosawa's atmospheric buildup pays off
Cure follows a classic slow-burn trajectory that initially frustrates some viewers with its methodical pacing but ultimately rewards patience with a psychologically devastating finale. The film divides critics between those who embrace its ambiguous artistry and those who find its elliptical storytelling pretentious, but even skeptics acknowledge the technical mastery and haunting final act.
Full cast
Koji Yakusho
Kenichi Takabe
Masato Hagiwara
Kunio Mamiya
Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Makoto Sakuma
Anna Nakagawa
Fumie Takabe
Yukijiro Hotaru
Ichiro Kuwano
Yoriko Doguchi
Dr. Akiko Miyajima
Denden
OIda
Ren Osugi
Fujiwara
Masahiro Toda
Tôru Hanaoka
Misayo Haruki
Tomoko Hanaoka
Shun Nakayama
Kimura
Akira Otaka
Yasukawa
Shôgo Suzuki
Tamura
Touji Kawahigashi
Psychiatrist
Hajime Tanimoto
Takabe's superior
Tarō Suwa
Takeshi Mikami
Makoto Kakeda
Taijirō Tamura
Makoto Togashi
Crew
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