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 | | There are other elements which would later influence the making of Kairo (in which, interestingly, Kurosawa gave Cure 's star, Koji Yakusho, a cameo role); for instance, Cure is also shot in an almost-identical style favouring dark, murky, grubby locations, transparent plastic sheeting, long-distance sequences and muted, washed-out colours. |
 | | There is a wave of serial killings taking place throughout Tokyo, in which each victim is murdered by having an X cut across their neck, so as to sever both the carotid artery and jugular vein. |
 | | All in all, Cure is a groundbreaking film, made quite some time before the New Wave of Japanese cinema took off, and its influence on many of the later films is tangible. |
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