Manaki Brothers

EVIL DOES NOT EXIST

Japan | 2023 | 106’

25.09.2024 | 19:00 | Cultural Center
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Hitoshi Omika, Ryô Nishikawa

Takumi and his daughter Hana live in a village close to Tokyo. Like generations before, they live modest lives that follow the cycles and order of nature. One day, when company representatives from Tokyo arrive to present a plan to build a glamping (glamour camping) site near Takumi’s house, offering city residents a comfortable ‘escape’ to nature, it becomes clear that the project will harm the local water supply, causing unrest.

CINEMATOGRAPHER: YOSHIO KITAGAWA

Yoshio Kitagawa is a Japanese cinematographer known for ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ (2023), which earned him nominations for Best Cinematography at the Asian Film Awards and Asian Pacific Screen Awards, and ‘Happy Hour’ (2015).

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