Kiyoshi Kurosawa — Playwright (29)
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Men of Rage (1994)
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Kazuhiko Nishimura / Kentarou Nakakura …
other title: 打鐘 男たちの激情
The second installment of a V-Cinema sports drama, directed by Kurosawa in 1994, following "打鐘" (Dakan) from 1993, which was based on Yamamoto's manga and directed by Komatsu Takashi. While there is no direct narrative connection between the two films, they share thematic similarities. The protagonist, Wataru Tachibana, a self-destructive yet genius keirin cyclist, is once again passionately portrayed by Nishimura. This time, Wataru fiercely competes against a rival known as the "Prince of Keirin," who is also the heir of a powerful conglomerate. Kurosawa directs with intense and dramatic storytelling, capturing the protagonist’s burning determination.
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Bumpkin Soup (1985)
ドレミファ娘の血は騒ぐ WikiData IMDb TMDB
Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Yoriko Doguchi / Jūzō Itami …
other title: ドレミファ娘の血は騒ぐ / The Excitement of the Do-Re-Mi-Fa Girl …
Country girl Akiko visits a Tokyo college in search of her hometown sweetheart. In the course of finding him, she runs into various odd inhabitants of the college campus–blasé intellectuals, horny co-eds, a psych professor in search of the theory of shame, and of course her beloved Yoshioka, who has become an elusive campus nobody.
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Dangerous Stories (1989)
危ない話 IMDb TMDB
Kazuyuki Izutsu / Kiyoshi Kurosawa … actor: Ryuji Yamamoto / Naoto Takenaka …
other title: 危ない話
Three stories with horror and science fiction elements. 1st episode: "The Curse of Tutankhamen" (Tsutankâmen no noroï) by Kazuyuki Izutsu. With Naoto Takenaka. Two clans of Yakuza clash in a bar. 2nd episode: "They came back, tonight too" (Yatsura wa konya mo yattekita) by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. With Renji Ishibashi. A polar writer is pursued by two mysterious mountebanks. 3rd episode: "I want to come back to this day" (Ano hi ni kaeritai) by Banmei Takahashi. With Toshiyuki Nagashima. A couple who robbed a bank decides to separate to escape the police.
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Loft (2006)
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Miki Nakatani / Etsushi Toyokawa …
other title: LOFT ロフト
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 discovered mummy and a ghostly presence in her house.
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The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)
黒牢城
Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Masahiro Motoki / Masaki Suda …
other title: Le Château d’Arioka / 黒牢城 …
When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda's army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
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Cloud (2024)
Cloud クラウド
Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Masaki Suda / Daiken Okudaira …
other title: Cloud クラウド
Ryōsuke Yoshii, an ordinary reseller, carelessly earns grudges by people and becomes entangled in a life-threatening struggle.
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The Revenge: A Scar That Never Disappears (1997)
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Show Aikawa / Shun Sugata …
other title: 復讐 THE REVENGE 消えない傷痕
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 his wife, and waged all out revenge, and now our hero is idling his time with a failing yakuza group. When he discovers the secret of one of his superiors, he takes up the gun of vengeance and realizes that his life has only been to serve that purpose.
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Doppelganger (2003)
ドッペルゲンガー IMDb TMDB Douban
Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Koji Yakusho / Hiromi Nagasaku …
other title: 自视性幻觉 / ドッペルゲンガー …
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 division of his company. His doppelgänger appears to help him out of the rut he has created for himself.
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Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself: The Loot (1996)
勝手にしやがれ！！黄金計画 IMDb TMDB
Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Show Aikawa / Yoriko Doguchi …
other title: 勝手にしやがれ！！黄金計画 / Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! The Loot …
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, which the yakuza and a dirty cop are determined to find.
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Retribution (2007)
叫
Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Koji Yakusho / Manami Konishi …
other title: Castigo / 叫 …
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 method, but as the evidence points toward the detective as the prime suspect, a ghost in red follows him, and he begins to question his identity. His realization of what seems to have really happened results in something much more sinister and larger in scope, and it leaves his psyche scarred.
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Real (2013)
リアル〜完全なる首長竜の日〜 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Takeru Satoh / Haruka Ayase …
other title: リアル〜完全なる首長竜の日〜 / 真爱潜行(港) …
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 'sensing', a type of neurosurgical procedure allowing contact with the intentional aspect of a comatose patient's mind, Koishi tries to find out why Atsumi tried to kill herself, and to bring her back to consciousness. He enters her subconscious, and is told to find a picture of a plesiosaur she drew when she was a child. It turns out that a childhood incident buried in their past will bring their minds together.
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Charisma (1999)
カリスマ
Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Koji Yakusho / Hiroyuki Ikeuchi …
other title: Charisma - Das Ende beginnt / Séance …
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 action. Leaving his job and family without explanation, he makes his way to a mountain forest, encountering a peculiar tree called Charisma.
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Barren Illusion (1999)
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Shinji Takeda / Miako Tadano …
other title: 大いなる幻影 / Vaine Illusion …
In a near future where allergies have become an epidemic, music producer Haru half-heartedly dates post office clerk and mail thief Michi. He searches for violent ways to reactivate his life, she dreams of escaping abroad; both volunteer to test a new drug which may provide a cure.
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Penance (2012)
贖罪 TMDB
Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Kyoko Koizumi / Yu Aoi …
other title: Sühne / Shokuzai - Celles qui voulaient se souvenir …
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 all claim not to remember the identity of the killer. In her anger, she puts a curse on them.
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Journey to the Shore (2015)
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Eri Fukatsu / Tadanobu Asano …
other title: Kishibe no tabi / 岸辺の旅 …
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 consists of visiting the people that helped Yusuke on his previous travel. While travelling together, Misuki sees, touches and feels what Yusuke did for those 3 years.