Evil Does Not Exist

2023 106 min ★ 6.8 Drama

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.

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Cast

Hitoshi Omika

Takumi

Ryo Nishikawa

Hana

Ryuji Kosaka

Takahashi

Ayaka Shibutani

Mayuzumi

Hazuki Kikuchi

Sachi

Hiroyuki Miura

Kazuo

Yoshinori Miyata

Horiguchi

Yûto Torii

Tatsuki

Takako Yamamura

Yoshiko

Takuma Nagao

Hasegawa

Details

Director

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Screenplay

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Tagline

"Don't upset the balance."

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Production

Neopa, Fictive

Reviews

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Manuel São Bento

October 11, 2023

★ 5/10

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/evil-does-not-exist-bfi-london-film-festival-review-technically-brilliant-yet-unimpactful/ "Evil Does Not Exist is a disappointing slow-burn that fails to offer a fitting, impactful, complete study of the genuinely interesting central themes linked to nature, sense of community, simplicity of life, and industrial profit fixation. Technically,...

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CinemaSerf

April 6, 2024

★ 7/10

The initial few scenes here will give you an idea as to the pace of what's to follow. "Takumi" (Hitoshi Omika) is cutting logs for firewood, then he is seen laboriously ladling water into plastic bottles. His is a naturally structured existence that is driven by what's needed to stay fed, warm and watered. It's not quite a rustic life, though, there are plenty of mod cons - cars, electricity and t...