Cure (1997)
Madness. Terror. Murder.
Genre : Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Runtime : 1H 51M
Director : Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writer : Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Synopsis
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...
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