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Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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  • Writer
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa at an event for Journey to the Shore (2015)
An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.
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Tokyo Sonata (2008)
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa was born on 19 July 1955 in Kobe, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for Pulse (2001), Cure (1997) and Tokyo Sonata (2008).
BornJuly 19, 1955
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BornJuly 19, 1955
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      • 29 wins & 51 nominations total

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    Known for

    Pulse (2001)
    Pulse
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2001
    Kôji Yakusho in Cure (1997)
    Cure
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1997
    Tokyo Sonata (2008)
    Tokyo Sonata
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2008
    Journey to the Shore (2015)
    Journey to the Shore
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Director



    • Masaki Suda in Cloud (2024)
      Cloud
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Kô Shibasaki and Damien Bonnard in Serpent's Path (2024)
      Serpent's Path
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Chime (2024)
      Chime
      6.4
      • directed by
      • 2024
    • Aruno Nakanishi in Actually... (2022)
      Actually...
      5.7
      Video
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Modern Love Tokyo (2022)
      Modern Love Tokyo
      6.7
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2022
    • Yû Aoi in Wife of a Spy (2020)
      Wife of a Spy
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2020
    • To the Ends of the Earth (2019)
      To the Ends of the Earth
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Foreboding (2017)
      Foreboding
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Yochô: Sanpo suru Shinryakusha (2017)
      Yochô: Sanpo suru Shinryakusha
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Before We Vanish (2017)
      Before We Vanish
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Constance Rousseau in Daguerrotype (2016)
      Daguerrotype
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Creepy (2016)
      Creepy
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Journey to the Shore (2015)
      Journey to the Shore
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
      Henri Langlois vu par...
      3.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Seventh Code (2013)
      Seventh Code
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2013

    Writer



    • Masaki Suda in Cloud (2024)
      Cloud
      6.4
      • written by
      • 2024
    • Kô Shibasaki and Damien Bonnard in Serpent's Path (2024)
      Serpent's Path
      5.7
      • adaptation
      • dialogue
      • screenplay
      • 2024
    • Chime (2024)
      Chime
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Aruno Nakanishi in Actually... (2022)
      Actually...
      5.7
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Modern Love Tokyo (2022)
      Modern Love Tokyo
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Yû Aoi in Wife of a Spy (2020)
      Wife of a Spy
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • To the Ends of the Earth (2019)
      To the Ends of the Earth
      6.7
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Foreboding (2017)
      Foreboding
      6.0
      • adaptation
      • 2017
    • Yochô: Sanpo suru Shinryakusha (2017)
      Yochô: Sanpo suru Shinryakusha
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • teleplay
      • 2017
    • Before We Vanish (2017)
      Before We Vanish
      6.2
      • screenplay
      • 2017
    • Constance Rousseau in Daguerrotype (2016)
      Daguerrotype
      5.7
      • scenario
      • 2016
    • Creepy (2016)
      Creepy
      6.4
      • screenplay
      • 2016
    • Journey to the Shore (2015)
      Journey to the Shore
      6.3
      • screenplay
      • 2015
    • Seventh Code (2013)
      Seventh Code
      5.8
      • screenplay
      • 2013
    • Haruka Ayase and Takeru Satoh in Real (2013)
      Real
      5.8
      • screenplay
      • 2013

    Actor



    • Occult (2009)
      Occult
      6.5
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
      • 2009
    • Reincarnation (2005)
      Reincarnation
      6.1
      • Professor Kawashima
      • 2005
    • Gore from Outer Space (2001)
      Gore from Outer Space
      5.5
      • Paperboy
      • 2001
    • Pieta
      • Cop
      • 1997
    • Juri Miyazawa in Bôrei gakkyû (1996)
      Bôrei gakkyû
      5.6
      Video
      • 1996
    • Stranger (1991)
      Stranger
      6.8
      • Passenger with flowers
      • 1991
    • Mikadoroido (1991)
      Mikadoroido
      5.6
      • Military Police Officer A
      • 1991
    • The Enchantment (1989)
      The Enchantment
      6.1
      • Librarian
      • 1989
    • Kan Takagi, Kyôko Togawa, and Shingo Kubota in The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (1985)
      The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
      6.6
      • Visitor of Salon "Uonome"
      • 1985
    • The Funeral (1984)
      The Funeral
      7.2
      • Assistant director
      • 1984
    • Kandagawa Pervert Wars (1983)
      Kandagawa Pervert Wars
      4.9
      • Voice Reading the End Credits
      • 1983
    • Tatsuya Mori in Vertigo College (1980)
      Vertigo College
      • Manager
      • 1980
    • The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
      The Man Who Stole the Sun
      7.5
      • Suspect on TV News
      • 1979
    • School Days
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 1978
    • Fangs Crazy for White Skin
      Short
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 1977

    Videos1

    Tokyo Sonata: Trailer
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    Personal details

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    • Born
      • July 19, 1955
      • Kobe, Japan
    • Spouse
      • ?? - present
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      • 1 Interview
      • 3 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Is not related to Akira Kurosawa.
    • Quotes
      Until now [2007], I had conditions that allowed me to make films as I wanted. But in the past five years, I have become increasingly aware that it is more and more difficult for me to release my films, or even to make them. I am a bit worried, but I am trying to remain optimistic.
    • Trademarks
        Frequently casts actor Kôji Yakusho, whom he sees as a representation of himself.

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