28th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK),2023-Competition Section

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

  

 International Competition

EVIL DOES NOT EXIST / Aku wa Sonzai Shinai

2023 Japanese

Japan

Directors: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Director's bio
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.

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; offering city residents a comfortable ‘escape’ to nature. When 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

Details of Cast

Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura

Details of Crew

Yoshio Kitagawa (Cinematographer), Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, Azusa Yamazaki (Editor), Masato Nunobe (Production Designer), Eiko Ishibashi (Music), Izumi Matsuno (Sound), Tetsuya Shiraishi (Visual Effects)

Producer Details

Satoshi Takata

Writer Details

Ryūsuke Hamaguchi

Stills

 Courtesy:iffk website