Evil Does Not Exist
Film details
| Film Title | Evil Does Not Exist |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 106mins |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Japan |
| Director | Ryusuke Hamaguchi |
| Actors | Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura |
| Language | Japanese |
| AKA | 悪は存在しない |
| Showings |
Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi’s house offering city residents a comfortable “escape” to nature.
Hamaguchi makes no moral judgments on anyone, but as this emotionally evasive film unwraps, it becomes clear that anyone is capable of evil or wrongdoing.
★★★★
It is arguably opaque and contrived, and will possibly exasperate as many as it intrigues, but I found it rippling around in my mind long after the final, extended shot with its two figures receding into the mist.
★★★★
