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Cure
Why this pick
Kurosawa again turns ordinary Japanese spaces uncanny, using patient, restrained pacing and emotional distance to let an unseen metaphysical dread seep into everyday life.
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MOVIE2015 2h 8m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Eri Fukatsu
Mizuki
Kaoru Okunuki
Tadanobu Asano
Yusuke
Akira Emoto
Mr. Hoshitani