Episode 135: Cure (1997)

Come in, tell us about yourself. We're spending this spooky season learning all about Japanese Horror and it's influence in the US. Up first, Cure (1997) directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and starring Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, and Anna Nakagawa. In Cure, Detective Takabe tries the solve several murders all linked to a mysterious man with severe memory loss. In this episode: Cure and pink films, our expectations from J Horror, hypnotism and fate. Our recommendations: Door (1988), Audition (1999) Creepy (2016), Penance (2020), Serpent's Path (1998) Support the show with a Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/blackgirlfilmclub Check out the rest of our socials at linktr.ee/blackgirlfilmclub