The first film from Kiyoshi Kurosawa to be released theatrically in the U.S. (see his latest at The Brattle starting Aug 1!), CURE features Yakusho as a detective investigating a series of murders performed by different people but clearly connected by some evil mastermind. [NH] 

“Tone and atmosphere mirror subject to perfection in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s hypnotic trip into the lower depths of the human mind.” – David Rooney, Variety