Kiyoshi Kurosawa - Cure, Chime & More

If you ever do anything when ill, make sure you have three thoughtful and intelligent people with you to back you up. That’s what happened on this week’s episode, with Amber, Andrew & Mike doing some incredible heavy lifting.

Together we look at the filmography of the other Kurosawa to many, but to horror fans there is only One Kiyoshi Kurosawa. We talked about his landmark classic, Cure from 1997. Then we moved onto the excellent but much less well known Retribution or Sakebi from 2006, and Creepy from 2016 before wrapping up with 2024’s Creepy. Yes, we don’t normally cover four movies but that last one is technically a short.

Along the way we talk about his copious themes, the surprising humour found in his work, how his horror is both super minimal and horrifying in equal measure, his regular collaborator Koji Yakusho - I say we, I was trying to fight off the arrival of a stomach bug. That’s right kids, don’t be ill and podcast at the same time - it is not recommended!

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MUSIC CREDITS:

[INTRO] Funkgroove / Sofasound

[MID-ROLL] Reading Night / Xander

[OUTRO] Midnight Coffee / Englewood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Section Links from the OST to Kairo

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