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EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
AKU WA SONZAI SHINAI
RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI
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EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
AKU WA SONZAI SHINAI
RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI
Country
JAPAN
language
JAPANESE
2023 year
106 Minutes

Synopsis

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; and when two company representatives from Tokyo arrive in the village to hold a meeting, it becomes clear that the project will have a negative impact on the local water supply, causing unrest. The agency’s mismatched intentions endanger both the ecological balance of the nature plateau and their way of life.

Producer(s) or Production Company: Satoshi Takata
Screenplay: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Director of Photography: Yoshio Kitagawa
Editor: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Azusa Yamazaki
Music: Eiko Ishibashi
Sound: Izumi Matsuno
Cast: Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani

Awards - Winner: Venice IFF (Grand Jury Prize & FIPRESCI Award), San Sebastian IFF (Lurra - Greenpeace Award), BFI London FF (Best Film), Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Jury Grand Prize), IFF Kerala (Best Film), Ulaanbaatar IFF (Audience Award)
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: Venice IFF (Golden Lion), Chicago IFF (Gold Hugo), Montclaire FF (Fiction feature)