Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association

At some time in the 21st century, Japan's economy is in shambles. Riots and terrorism are the norm. The government buys up television stations in a...

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three...

12-part omnibus made under the rules: "the main character is a detective" "at least one gag per minute" "the length must not exceed 10 minutes"

A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres...

During World War II, the Japanese military established a secret underground laboratory in Tokyo. Three Olympic-level athletes were selected to...

How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out in this insightful documentary charting...

An exploration of the spirit world as portrayed in the height of the J-horror era of the late ‘90s.

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks...

A mother is accused of murdering her daughter but when she tells her tale, things don't seem to make sense. Her husband says they have no daughter,...

The image of a mysterious, solitary filmmaker - a cineaste maudit - who flees from both the media and the public, is unrelentingly bound to the...

A Tokyo psychiatrist is hoping to better his career by marrying the daughter of a prominent doctor. The match is threatened however when an...

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lurks some of its inhabitants who are desperately trying to escape the sadness and...

A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Philippe-Emmanuel Sorlin, originally aired 16 June 2015.

Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”),...

With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through...

Set in a Japanese university in the late '70s, the film discusses the absurdity of cafeteria prices, the struggle over the old clock tower, and more.

A woman searching for the truth behind the death of her lover visits Bazin, Godard, and Mekas.

The film multiplies women. A tragicomedy about a boy who is continually pranked by the appearance of his twin lovers.

Initially, Ambivalent Future was intended as a film about the production of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Bright Future". But director Fujii has taken the...

This documentary by Hubert Niogret looks at the revival of Japanese cinema during the 1990s.

Martin Scorsese narrates this tribute to Val Lewton, the producer of a series of memorable low-budget horror films for RKO Studios. Raised by his...

Documentary on the creation of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's film "Chime"

A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place...

Amidst rumors that the spirit of a student, who committed suicide years ago, appears in the photography club darkroom, high school sophomore Yuri...

Koji Shiraishi interviews the survivors of an indiscriminate attack at a sightseeing resort and starts investigating the strange events that have...

An interview with director Kiyoshi Kurosawa discussing his work in the horror genre from his V-cinema days to his 2001 released film Pulse

An interview with cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi speaking about his work with director Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Documentary filmmaker Kenjiro Fujii takes a look at the history of a distinctly Japanese brand of softcore pornography in this extensive examination...

Thirteen filmmakers talk about Henri Langlois and their relationship with him.

A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french film critic Alain Bergala and filmmaker Jean-Pierre Limosin,...

A new documentary on director Nobuo Nakagawa and the making of the film, Jigoku. Featuring exclusive interview with Nakagawa collaborators.

A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the...

At the beginning of the film, we are presented with an ordinary story. It is the story of a student organization's internal struggle. The story...

Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.

Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.

Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.

Hayasaki is an inventor working on an Artificial Body. It is not going well and he is stressed out and on the verge of being fired from the research...

A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.

A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lurks some of its inhabitants who are desperately trying to escape the sadness and...

A psychic housewife and her husband accidentally find a kidnapped girl. But instead of informing the police, they hatch a scheme to get famous by...

A psychic housewife and her husband accidentally find a kidnapped girl. But instead of informing the police, they hatch a scheme to get famous by...

A writer retreats to a secluded suburban house to work on her new novel. But her attention is instead occupied by her archaeologist neighbor's newly...

A writer retreats to a secluded suburban house to work on her new novel. But her attention is instead occupied by her archaeologist neighbor's newly...

Miyuki Asakawa tells her colleague Etsuko Yamagiwa that she has a ghost in her home. When Etsuko goes to Miyuki's home, there is only Miyuki's father...

A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and claims to have had no control over their...

Two sexually energized young women who live in a high-rise apartment building happen one day to spy from their window a mother and son making love in...

A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since they all are in the same vicinity and by the same...

A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since they all are in the same vicinity and by the same...

Nakanishi Aruno is disliked and bullied by other Nogizaka46 members because she's different from them. After one of them lock Aruno and tell her to...

A country girl visits Tokyo in search of her college heartthrob. Here she meets horny students, a psychology professor in search of the theory of...

A country girl visits Tokyo in search of her college heartthrob. Here she meets horny students, a psychology professor in search of the theory of...

Nijima, a white-collar worker, finds the man responsible for his young daughter's murder. He tortures and interrogates the man, who maintains his...

Yutaka was fourteen years old when he was run over by a car and fell into a coma. Now, ten years later, he wakes up and realizes that his family is...

Yutaka was fourteen years old when he was run over by a car and fell into a coma. Now, ten years later, he wakes up and realizes that his family is...

A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.

A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for...

A TV production crew are making a documentary about the infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro. When they start filming at his old home, they come under...

A TV production crew are making a documentary about the infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro. When they start filming at his old home, they come under...

A wordholic man, acting as the chief editor by a certain publishing company, is confined by the writer who wishes to publish.

The second TV series by Kiyoshi Kurosawa made just after the pop of the economic bubble in Japan. His comical (and melodic...) analysis of Japanese...

A former sumo wrestler, now working as a security guard, goes on a murderous rampage.

A former sumo wrestler, now working as a security guard, goes on a murderous rampage.

Miyashita, a former low-level yakuza member, has tracked down and kidnapped his daughter's murderer with help of his friend Nijima. But others are...

In a near future where allergies have become an epidemic, music producer Haru half-heartedly dates post office clerk and mail thief Michi. He...

In a near future where allergies have become an epidemic, music producer Haru half-heartedly dates post office clerk and mail thief Michi. He...

A married couple living in a house that seems to be inhabited by supernatural beings and beetles. The first of six movies in the Kazuo Umezz's Horror...

Miyako is a frustrated insurance saleswoman stuck in a major dry spell. She tries every trick in the book, including aggressive flirting, which gets...

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she...

Koichi and Atsumi are lovers who have known each other all their lives. A year ago, however, a suicide attempt by Atsumi left her in a coma. Through...

Koichi and Atsumi are lovers who have known each other all their lives. A year ago, however, a suicide attempt by Atsumi left her in a coma. Through...

Akiko, a young woman, comes to Vladivostok to meet Matsunaga, a young businessman she has met in Tokyo only once. Akiko finally finds Matsunaga....

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she...

Soul Dancing is an order placed to Kiyoshi Kurosawa by a Japanese alcoholic beverage brand named Shôchu. The director then uses this...

Akiko, a young woman, comes to Vladivostok to meet Matsunaga, a young businessman she has met in Tokyo only once. Akiko finally finds Matsunaga....

While inspecting a wharf, young Amano, president of an urban planning company, meets beautiful laborer Takako and falls in love at first sight....

When the dead discover a means to contact the living through electronic devices, cellphones and computers become open gateways to monstrosities and...

Sho Aikawa plays a police detective whose dark personal history makes it impossible for him to stay within the limits of the legal system. But he is...

Second half of the violent tale of revenge from actor Sho Aikawa and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa! It's been five years since he left the force, lost...

Two petty gangsters get ransomed by a group of Yakuza members, fortunately they are rescued by a kindly Kindergarten teacher.

Hapless gangsters are hired by the yakuza to tail his daughter. Once the identity of the boy she's dating has been unveiled, the boss offers a reward...

Mizuki’s husband Yusuke went missing for 3 years. He suddenly comes back home one day and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip...

Mizuki’s husband Yusuke went missing for 3 years. He suddenly comes back home one day and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip...

Hapless gangsters are hired by the yakuza to tail his daughter. Once the identity of the boy she's dating has been unveiled, the boss offers a reward...

Two petty gangsters get ransomed by a group of Yakuza members, fortunately they are rescued by a kindly Kindergarten teacher.

While inspecting a wharf, young Amano, president of an urban planning company, meets beautiful laborer Takako and falls in love at first sight....

The second TV series by Kiyoshi Kurosawa made just after the pop of the economic bubble in Japan. His comical (and melodic...) analysis of Japanese...

A chef's life is disrupted by a chime that brings with it an increasing sense of dread.

A chef's life is disrupted by a chime that brings with it an increasing sense of dread.

Having lost everything to horse racing, Yûji accidentally gets 10 million yen. But this sum belongs to a Yakuza.

Yûji and Kosaku are hired to track down an old man. But when he suddenly dies, his granddaughter surfaces with a map to his buried fortune,...

An aging photographer's obsession with an early form of photography draws his assistant and daughter into a work of mystery.

Having lost everything to horse racing, Yûji accidentally gets 10 million yen. But this sum belongs to a Yakuza.

A duo get mixed up with a girl who finds a trunk load full of heroin.

Yuji and Kosaku become involved with a brother and sister who want to drive a local yakuza gang member out of their neighborhood.

After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police...

Yûji and Kosaku are hired to track down an old man. But when he suddenly dies, his granddaughter surfaces with a map to his buried fortune,...

An aging photographer's obsession with an early form of photography draws his assistant and daughter into a work of mystery.

A made-for-TV anthology horror film composed of four stories, two of which serving as prequels to the Ju-on series.

A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and claims to have had no control over their...

A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for...

Ryosuke Yoshii is an ordinary person, who supports himself by reselling things on the internet. He carelessly earns grudges by people around him and,...

Ryosuke Yoshii is an ordinary person, who supports himself by reselling things on the internet. He carelessly earns grudges by people around him and,...

After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police...

Three stories with horror and science fiction elements. 1st episode: "The Curse of Tutankhamen" (Tsutankâmen no noroï) by Kazuyuki Izutsu....

Nijima, a white-collar worker, finds the man responsible for his young daughter's murder. He tortures and interrogates the man, who maintains his...

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lurks some of its inhabitants who are desperately trying to escape the sadness and...

The Yakuza clan Inoshika decides to help a small family business, Taxi Tanaka, lured by the clan Jinryûkaï and deeply in debt.

Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a...

Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a...

An anthology film by eight members of Parodious Unity.

A mysterious woman teams up with a man whose daughter was killed and who is now seeking revenge. Together they kidnap members of an organization and...

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's segment from 'A Story of Love, Wonder and Horror.'

12-part omnibus made under the rules: "the main character is a detective" "at least one gag per minute" "the length must not exceed 10 minutes"

A mysterious woman teams up with a man whose daughter was killed and who is now seeking revenge. Together they kidnap members of an organization and...

A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks...

Soul Dancing is an order placed to Kiyoshi Kurosawa by a Japanese alcoholic beverage brand named Shôchu. The director then uses this...

"Kaibyo Densetsu" - Maki (Chizuru Ikewaki), who finds it strange that her best friend appears as a living spirit, goes to check on her. "Nanika ga...

Second half of the violent tale of revenge from actor Sho Aikawa and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa! It's been five years since he left the force, lost...

A young Japanese woman named Yoko finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot the latest episode of her...

A young Japanese woman named Yoko finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot the latest episode of her...

The Yakuza clan Inoshika decides to help a small family business, Taxi Tanaka, lured by the clan Jinryûkaï and deeply in debt.

Three stories with horror and science fiction elements. 1st episode: "The Curse of Tutankhamen" (Tsutankâmen no noroï) by Kazuyuki Izutsu....

Miyuki Asakawa tells her colleague Etsuko Yamagiwa that she has a ghost in her home. When Etsuko goes to Miyuki's home, there is only Miyuki's father...

It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her...

Thirteen filmmakers talk about Henri Langlois and their relationship with him.

It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her...

When social worker Rika is sent to check on a traumatized old lady whose family have moved in at the site of the notorious Saeki family murder case,...

First production by Directors' Company. A man stripped bare of all modern values lives in a pure form, like a beast, feeding and satiating his every...

First production by Directors’ Company. The film depicts the lives of a young man with dreams of becoming a rock superstar and his two friends.

At the beginning of the film, we are presented with an ordinary story. It is the story of a student organization's internal struggle. The story...

A made-for-TV anthology horror film composed of three stories : Rei Video & Hoken-shitsu by Hideo Nakata and Haiko Kidan by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

Hayasaki is an inventor working on an Artificial Body. It is not going well and he is stressed out and on the verge of being fired from the research...

Hayasaki is an inventor working on an Artificial Body. It is not going well and he is stressed out and on the verge of being fired from the research...

Each year, at the start of the fall school year in September, Japan suffers from typhoons. That same month, in a small elementary school in a...

Short film directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi as part of the 学校の怪談物の怪スペシャル series centered around the legend of Hanako san.