Evil Does Not Exist

Name: Evil Does Not Exist
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: May 3, 2024
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 83
Cast: Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura, Hitoshi Omika, Rei Nishikawa

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Janus Films | Release Date: May 3, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura, Hitoshi Omika, Rei Nishikawa, Ryûji Kosaka, Taijirô Tamura, Yoshinori Miyata, Yûto Torii

Summary: In the rural alpine hamlet of Mizubiki, not far from Tokyo, Takumi and his daughter, Hana, lead a modest life gathering water, wood, and wild wasabi for the local udon restaurant. Increasingly, the townsfolk become aware of a talent agency’s plan to build an opulent glamping site nearby, offering city residents a comfortable “escape” to theIn the rural alpine hamlet of Mizubiki, not far from Tokyo, Takumi and his daughter, Hana, lead a modest life gathering water, wood, and wild wasabi for the local udon restaurant. Increasingly, the townsfolk become aware of a talent agency’s plan to build an opulent glamping site nearby, offering city residents a comfortable “escape” to the snowy wilderness. When two company representatives arrive and ask for local guidance, Takumi becomes conflicted in his involvement, as it becomes clear that the project will have a pernicious impact on the community. … Expand

Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Genre(s): Drama, Music

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 106 min

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Liam Lacey

May 11, 2024

Evil Does Not Exist, the new film from Drive My Car director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, is a slow-burning wonder, an eco-fable of meditative beauty and menace, down-to-earth realism, and mythic resonances. Read full review

Xuanlin Tham

Apr 4, 2024

So carefully and empathetically constructed – even towards its “villains” – that it feels miles away from didacticism, this shapeshifting ecological tale becomes a yearning rumination on the alienations of modern life, and the quietly violent seams where things in this world are changing and dying rapidly while we lack the language to arrive at the same destination, no matter how much people say they’re listening. Read full review

Justin Chang

May 8, 2024

The incisiveness of Hamaguchi’s ecological critique is matched by the vividness of his characters; you’ll remember the talking points, but also the faces of the people making them. Read full review

The Film Stage Rory O'Connor

Sep 6, 2023

A quiet, funny, confounding mystery. Read full review

John Bleasdale

Sep 6, 2023

The final few minutes will baffle some, infuriate others, but it will also be the wildness of the imagination which will have you pondering Evil Does Not Exist long after it has ended. Read full review

Josh Kupecki

May 9, 2024

To its credit, the film never feels like a patchwork, but rather a cohesive whole. Or to be more specific: a haunting and meditative yet often hilarious cohesive whole. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

May 11, 2024

For all the beautiful scenery and Thoreau-like contemplation, Evil Does Not Exist stalls, then implodes. Read full review

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