Evil Does Not Exist
悪は存在しない
106 minutes | 2023 | Japan | Narrative | 🔊 Japanese | English Sub. | Age Rating
Synopsis
Sinopsis
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’ to nature. 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, with an aftermath that affects Takumi’s life.
Schedule
Jadwal
WED, 29 NOV 2023 | XXI STUDIO 1 | 16:30
THU, 30 NOV 2023 | XXI STUDIO 1 | 16:30
Director's Biography
Biografi Sutradara
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Ryusuke Hamaguchi was born in Japan in 1978. In 2008, Passion, his master’s degree graduate work from Tokyo University of Arts, was selected at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and Tokyo Filmex. In 2015, his award-winning film Happy Hour premiered at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival. In 2021, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 71st Berlinale. At the 74th edition of Cannes, Drive My Car won the Screenplay Prize and three independent prizes, including FIPRESCI. The following year it received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
Cast & Crew
Kru & Pemain
Production Company EOPA Inc., Fictive LLC
Producer Satoshi Takata
Main Cast Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura
Screenplay Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Cinematographer Yoshio Kitagawa
Editor Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Azusa Yamazaki
Notable Achievement
SILVER LION Grand Jury Prize | Venice International Film Festival, 2023
FIPRESCI Award | Venice International Film Festival, 2023
Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente award | FAI Foundation, 2023
Best Film Award | BFI London Film Festival, 2023
Filmography
Drive My Car (2021)
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)
Happy Hour (2015)
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