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25 Years Later, A Horror Cult Classic Is Getting A Surprising Remake

Dave Boyle is tackling another English-language remake of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's classic Japanese horror film, 'Pulse.'

Inverse · Sep 2

Why The Most Surprising Murder-Mystery Of The Year Defies Its Genre

'The Samurai and the Prisoner' director Kiyoshi Kurosawa speaks about why he doesn't consider his movie to be a true mystery film.

Inverse · Aug 7

The Most Surprising New Thriller Is The Samurai-Mystery Hybrid You Never Knew You Needed

Kiyoshi Kurosawa directs an adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa’s 2021 novel, starring Masahiro Motoki as a feudal lord solving murder mysteries in 16th-century Japan.

Inverse · Jul 31

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Director known as ‘master of horror’ releases first samurai film

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The Independent UK · Jul 29

Japan’s horror master switches genre for new film now arriving in theaters

Tackling a samurai movie presented Kurosawa with new challenges, including the fundamental task of directing actors in a genre where, unlike modern dramas, there were no predefined parameters for line delivery

The Independent UK · Jul 29

From critic favourites to commercial hits, Japanese cinema wins fans at Cannes

With no fewer than 12 films in the official selection, Japan is at the heart of this year's Cannes Festival. Its cinema industry continues to do well with moviegoers as well as critics, making it a notable success story amid the rise of streaming.

Radio France Internationale · May 23

A Horror Master Just Released An Eerie Psychological Thriller Like No Other

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's short film 'Chime,' released theatrically in the U.S. for the first time, observes the phantom vibrations of modernity.

Inverse · Mar 27

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37 Years Ago, The Best Resident Evil Adaptation Was Released 7 Years Before The Game

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Sweet Home' is the closest thing to a true adaptation of the original Resident Evil fans have ever gotten.

Inverse · Mar 24

After the Quake: an ambitious adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s stories born from the 1995 Kobe earthquake

The 1995 Kobe earthquake was a catastrophe that disturbed the very foundations of modern Japan. In inspired, as many natural disasters do, great works of art, music, and literature, including Haruki Murakami’s sparse and enigmatic short story collection After the Quake.

The Conversation · Jan 21

The Eeriest Tech Thriller Of The Year Goes Off The Rails In the Best Way Possible

'Cloud,' Kiyoshi Kurosawa's unnerving new thriller, is the perfect technological thriller for our times.

Inverse · Jul 29, 2025

Horror master Kiyoshi Kurosawa to bring eerie storytelling to his first samurai film

Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, known as a master of horror films, plans to tackle the samurai genre for the first time

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025

Cloud review – bizarre internet action thriller descends into hail of bullets

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s baffling crime farrago follows a cyber fraudster pursued by an angry gang of disappointed shoppers

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2025

Vampires, satanists and mad scientists: the evolution of horror in 10 revolutionary films

Recent releases like Terrifier 3 show that the business of scaring cinema audiences is in rude health. But such horror flicks are standing on the blood-soaked shoulders of giants

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024

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