Evil Does Not Exist
(Aku wa Sonzai Shinai (悪は存在しない))
JAPAN - 2023 - 106 MINUTES
A FILM BY RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI
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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 deeply.
"An instant masterpiece worthy of intense debate" - Barry Hertz, The Globe And Mail
Grade A - “A Potent Japanese Eco-Fable from the Director of Drive My Car” - Original CIN
Ryusuke Hamaguchi explains how the music for Evil Does Not Exist came before the film - CBC
“Hamaguchi is a worker that feels like part of a rare, potentially dying breed of artist that wants to move, engage, and carry on a dialogue with the viewer minutes, hours, days, and years after the credits have rolled.” - The Gate