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Evil Does Not Exist (Japanese: 悪は存在しない, Hepburn: Aku wa Sonzai Shinai) is a 2023 Japanese drama film written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. With a cast of non-professional actors, the film follows a single father who lives in a village that is disrupted by a real estate project and the consequences its development will have to ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Evil Does Not Exist: Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. With Hitoshi Omika, Ryô Nishikawa, Ryûji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani. Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo.
May 22, 2024 · Evil Does Not Exist is in theaters now. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, a Best Picture nominee for Drive My Car, answers our questions about what happens at the end of Evil Does Not Exist — and the...
May 3, 2024 · Evil has never seemed to exist in the cinematic universe of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, where even the worst-behaved characters are too richly and painfully human to be defined by clear moral binaries.
May 14, 2024 · Ryô Nishikawa plays Hana in Evil Does Not Exist. via Janus Films. What do you do after you've directed a talky, three-hour Japanese drama that became a critics' darling and major arthouse hit...
Apr 29, 2024 · Evil Does Not Exist. “You can’t get a head start if you aim for perfection,” a clueless moneyed entrepreneur muses during a video chat with his two shell-shocked subordinates in the new film from writer-director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi.
May 3, 2024 · "Evil Does Not Exist," directed by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, is a visually arresting and contemplative film that examines the delicate balance between humanity and nature. Set in a tranquil Japanese village, the narrative unfolds slowly, immersing the audience in the serene yet poignant environment.
Set in a small rural village a short drive from Tokyo, Evil Does Not Exist follows taciturn woodsman Takumi (a splendid debut by Hitoshi Omika) as he is inadvertently embroiled in plans to bring a high-end glamping retreat to the isolated idyll. Not only is the single father’s placid daily life of wood-chopping and child-rearing set to be upended, but the entire village’s delicate subsistence is threatened by this urban intrusion.
Evil Does Not Exist. Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house; offering city residents a comfortable ‘escape ...
Sep 5, 2023 · Evil Does Not Exist is a film about community, dignity, and what people owe each other, notions that are thrown into disarray when the ruthlessness of modern industry gets involved.
