Japan Synopsis
キュア
“Madness. Terror. Murder.”
A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and psychologist Sakuma are called in to figure out the connection, but their investigation goes nowhere…
The 1996–1998 Japan Window
144 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Cure sits at position #40.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Cure. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cure premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 51m runtime, production spent $180 per minute on screen and earned $891 per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,347 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #65 of 402 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film, Twins Japan |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | December 27, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0123948 |