Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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.

  • Title: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Popularity: 12.837
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1955-07-19
  • Place of Birth: Kobe, Japan
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  • Also Known As: 黒沢 清, 구로사와 기요시, Киёси Куросава, 黑泽清, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa Movies

  • 2006
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    What's a Director?

    What's a Director?

    1 2006 HD

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

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  • 2003
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    3 on 3

    3 on 3

    1 2003 HD

    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...

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  • 1984
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    The Funeral

    The Funeral

    7.2 1984 HD

    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...

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  • 2003
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    Deka Matsuri

    Deka Matsuri

    1 2003 HD

    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"

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  • 2018
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    The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

    The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

    2 2018 HD

    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...

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  • 1991
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    Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla

    Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla

    4.6 1991 HD

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

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  • 2023
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    The J-Horror Virus

    The J-Horror Virus

    1 2023 HD

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

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  • 2023
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    Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

    Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

    1 2023 HD

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

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  • 1979
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    The Man Who Stole the Sun

    The Man Who Stole the Sun

    7.3 1979 HD

    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...

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  • 2001
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    Gore from Outer Space

    Gore from Outer Space

    6 2001 HD

    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,...

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  • 1989
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    Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

    Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

    4.2 1989 HD

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  • 2014
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    Mr. X

    Mr. X

    5.9 2014 HD

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

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  • 1989
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    The Enchantment

    The Enchantment

    3.5 1989 HD

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

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  • 2001
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    Pulse

    Pulse

    6.6 2001 HD

    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...

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  • 2015
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    Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

    Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague

    1 2015 HD

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

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  • 2015
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    Hitchcock/Truffaut

    Hitchcock/Truffaut

    7.277 2015 HD

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

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  • 2014
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    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

    7.1 2014 HD

    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...

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  • 1978
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    SCHOOL SOUNDS

    SCHOOL SOUNDS

    1 1978 HD

    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.

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  • 1977
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    West Wind

    West Wind

    1 1977 HD

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

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  • 1980
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    All Girls Are Twins

    All Girls Are Twins

    1 1980 HD

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

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  • 2003
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    Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

    Ambivalent Future: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

    1 2003 HD

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

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    LOSING THE WAY

    LOSING THE WAY

    1 1982 HD

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  • 2011
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    Japanese Cinema: New Territories

    Japanese Cinema: New Territories

    1 2011 HD

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

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  • 2007
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    Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

    Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

    6.9 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 2024
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    Les Cuisiniers of Chime

    Les Cuisiniers of Chime

    1 2024 HD

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

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  • 2006
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    Reincarnation

    Reincarnation

    6.022 2006 HD

    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...

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  • 1996
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    A Haunted School

    A Haunted School

    1 1996 HD

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

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  • 2009
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    Occult

    Occult

    6.7 2009 HD

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

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  • 2017
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    Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits

    1 2017 HD

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

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  • 2017
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    Junichiro Hayashi: Creepy Images

    Junichiro Hayashi: Creepy Images

    1 2017 HD

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

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  • 2004
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    Pink Ribbon

    Pink Ribbon

    6.2 2004 HD

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

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  • 2014
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    Henri Langlois vu par...

    Henri Langlois vu par...

    1 2014 HD

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

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  • 2018
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    Kiyoshi Kurosawa, au dos des images

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa, au dos des images

    1 2018 HD

    At the invitation of Limosin and Bergala, Kiyoshi Kurosawa rediscovers his own films, first during the shooting of his French film in Paris and then...

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  • 2006
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    Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

    Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

    6 2006 HD

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

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  • 1985
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    The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

    The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

    7 1985 HD

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

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Vertigo College

    Vertigo College

    1 1980 HD

    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...

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Fangs Crazy for White Skin

    Fangs Crazy for White Skin

    1 1977 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Bright Future

    Bright Future

    6.9 2003 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Bright Future

    Bright Future

    6.9 2003 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Bright Future

    Bright Future

    6.9 2003 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Doppelganger

    Doppelganger

    6.9 2003 HD

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    Tokyo Sonata

    Tokyo Sonata

    7.4 2008 HD

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    Tokyo Sonata

    Tokyo Sonata

    7.4 2008 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Pulse

    Pulse

    6.6 2001 HD

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Loft

    Loft

    5.4 2005 HD

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  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Séance

    Séance

    7.1 2000 HD

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  • 2000
    imgMovies

    Séance

    Séance

    7.1 2000 HD

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Loft

    Loft

    5.4 2005 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Foreboding

    Foreboding

    5.6 2017 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    Cure

    Cure

    7.5 1997 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Kandagawa Pervert Wars

    Kandagawa Pervert Wars

    4.5 1983 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Retribution

    Retribution

    6.3 2007 HD

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Retribution

    Retribution

    6.3 2007 HD

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  • 2022
    imgMovies

    Actually...

    Actually...

    7 2022 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Bumpkin Soup

    Bumpkin Soup

    4.6 1985 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Bumpkin Soup

    Bumpkin Soup

    4.6 1985 HD

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    Eyes of the Spider

    Eyes of the Spider

    6.6 1998 HD

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    License to Live

    License to Live

    6.2 1999 HD

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    License to Live

    License to Live

    6.2 1999 HD

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  • 1973
    imgMovies

    Rokkô

    Rokkô

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

    Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

    6.896 1981 HD

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  • 1976
    imgMovies

    The Flashing Signal

    The Flashing Signal

    7 1976 HD

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  • 1976
    imgMovies

    Record of Indefinite Travel

    Record of Indefinite Travel

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Charisma

    Charisma

    6.5 1999 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Sweet Home

    Sweet Home

    6.7 1989 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Sweet Home

    Sweet Home

    6.7 1989 HD

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  • 1990
    imgMovies

    Wordholic Prisoner

    Wordholic Prisoner

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Whirlpool of Joy

    Whirlpool of Joy

    5 1992 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    The Guard from Underground

    The Guard from Underground

    5.7 1992 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    The Guard from Underground

    The Guard from Underground

    5.7 1992 HD

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    Serpent's Path

    Serpent's Path

    6.8 1998 HD

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Barren Illusion

    Barren Illusion

    5.8 1999 HD

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Barren Illusion

    Barren Illusion

    5.8 1999 HD

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs

    Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs

    5.1 2005 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Door III

    Door III

    5.8 1996 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Real

    Real

    6.1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Penance

    Penance

    7.3 2013 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Real

    Real

    6.1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Seventh Code

    Seventh Code

    5.8 2013 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Penance

    Penance

    7.3 2013 HD

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  • 2004
    imgMovies

    Soul Dancing

    Soul Dancing

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Seventh Code

    Seventh Code

    5.8 2013 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Beautiful New Bay Area Project

    Beautiful New Bay Area Project

    6 2013 HD

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  • 2006
    imgMovies

    Pulse

    Pulse

    5.1 2006 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears

    The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears

    5.8 1997 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    The Revenge: A Visit from Fate

    The Revenge: A Visit from Fate

    7.2 1997 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape

    6.7 1995 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist

    8 1995 HD

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    Journey to the Shore

    Journey to the Shore

    6.5 2015 HD

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    Journey to the Shore

    Journey to the Shore

    6.5 2015 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Escape

    6.7 1995 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Heist

    8 1995 HD

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Beautiful New Bay Area Project

    Beautiful New Bay Area Project

    6 2013 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Whirlpool of Joy

    Whirlpool of Joy

    5 1992 HD

    img
  • 2024
    imgMovies

    Chime

    Chime

    7 2024 HD

    img
  • 2024
    imgMovies

    Chime

    Chime

    7 2024 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble

    6 1996 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot

    8 1996 HD

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Daguerrotype

    Daguerrotype

    5.7 2016 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Hero

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Hero

    8 1996 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Gamble

    6 1996 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Nouveau Riche

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Nouveau Riche

    7 1996 HD

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Creepy

    Creepy

    6.7 2016 HD

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  • 1996
    imgMovies

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot

    Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot

    8 1996 HD

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Daguerrotype

    Daguerrotype

    5.7 2016 HD

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    School Ghost Story G

    School Ghost Story G

    6.5 1998 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    Cure

    Cure

    7.5 1997 HD

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  • 1999
    imgMovies

    Charisma

    Charisma

    6.5 1999 HD

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  • 2024
    imgMovies

    Cloud

    Cloud

    7.2 2024 HD

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  • 2024
    imgMovies

    Cloud

    Cloud

    7.2 2024 HD

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  • 2016
    imgMovies

    Creepy

    Creepy

    6.7 2016 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Dangerous Stories

    Dangerous Stories

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    Eyes of the Spider

    Eyes of the Spider

    6.6 1998 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Pulse

    Pulse

    6.6 2001 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Yakuza Taxi

    Yakuza Taxi

    6.2 1994 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Before We Vanish

    Before We Vanish

    6.4 2017 HD

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  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Before We Vanish

    Before We Vanish

    6.4 2017 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    The New Seven Lines Between Things

    The New Seven Lines Between Things

    1 1983 HD

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  • 2005
    imgMovies

    Time Slip

    Time Slip

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Deka Matsuri

    Deka Matsuri

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2024
    imgMovies

    Serpent's Path

    Serpent's Path

    4.6 2024 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    The Man Who Stole the Sun

    The Man Who Stole the Sun

    7.3 1979 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Men of Rage

    Men of Rage

    6 1994 HD

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  • 2004
    imgMovies

    Soul Dancing

    Soul Dancing

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    School Ghost Story: Mononoke Special

    School Ghost Story: Mononoke Special

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears

    The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears

    5.8 1997 HD

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  • 2019
    imgMovies

    To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth

    6.4 2019 HD

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  • 2019
    imgMovies

    To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth

    6.4 2019 HD

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  • 1994
    imgMovies

    Yakuza Taxi

    Yakuza Taxi

    6.2 1994 HD

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  • 1989
    imgMovies

    Dangerous Stories

    Dangerous Stories

    1 1989 HD

    img
  • 2017
    imgMovies

    Foreboding

    Foreboding

    5.6 2017 HD

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  • 2020
    imgMovies

    Wife of a Spy

    Wife of a Spy

    6.6 2020 HD

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  • 2014
    imgMovies

    Henri Langlois vu par...

    Henri Langlois vu par...

    1 2014 HD

    img
  • 2020
    imgMovies

    Wife of a Spy

    Wife of a Spy

    6.6 2020 HD

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  • 2002
    imgMovies

    Ju-on: The Grudge

    Ju-on: The Grudge

    6.702 2002 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Wolf: Running Is Sex

    Wolf: Running Is Sex

    2 1982 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex

    So Long, My Partner: Rock Is Sex

    2 1982 HD

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  • 1975
    imgMovies

    Teacher of Violence: Massacre in Broad Daylight

    Teacher of Violence: Massacre in Broad Daylight

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Vertigo College

    Vertigo College

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    School Days

    School Days

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Fangs Crazy for White Skin

    Fangs Crazy for White Skin

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    The Night Before the Escape

    The Night Before the Escape

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1997
    imgMovies

    School Ghost Story F

    School Ghost Story F

    1 1997 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Doppelganger

    Doppelganger

    6.9 2003 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Matasaburo the Wind Imp

    Matasaburo the Wind Imp

    6 2003 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Doppelganger

    Doppelganger

    6.9 2003 HD

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  • 2001
    imgMovies

    Hanako San

    Hanako San

    5 2001 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Yatsura wa konya mo yattekita

    Yatsura wa konya mo yattekita

    1 1985 HD

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  • 2024
    imgMovies

    Serpent's Path

    Serpent's Path

    4.6 2024 HD

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  • 2004
    imgS1 E101

    Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

    7 2004 HD

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  • 1970
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    Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

    8.2 1970 HD

    The murder of a young girl shocks a small Japanese village, and the victim's mother is distraught when the classmates her daughter was playing with...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E5

    Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

    8.2 1970 HD

    The murder of a young girl shocks a small Japanese village, and the victim's mother is distraught when the classmates her daughter was playing with...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E5

    Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

    1 1970 HD

    Something’s wrong and Etsuko is one of the first to notice. It’s not just the sky that looks different, Etsuko suddenly begins hearing...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E5

    Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

    1 1970 HD

    Something’s wrong and Etsuko is one of the first to notice. It’s not just the sky that looks different, Etsuko suddenly begins hearing...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E7

    Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

    6.7 1970 HD

    This seven-episode anthology features a cast of leading actors and depicts various forms of "love," such as love almost forgotten, love between sons...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E7

    Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

    6.7 1970 HD

    This seven-episode anthology features a cast of leading actors and depicts various forms of "love," such as love almost forgotten, love between sons...

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  • 1970
    imgS1 E5

    Leçon de Cinéma

    Leçon de Cinéma

    8.2 1970 HD

    The murder of a young girl shocks a small Japanese village, and the victim's mother is distraught when the classmates her daughter was playing with...

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