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I’m currently watching a truckload of Korean films, but was able to include a Japanese one for Japanuary, Evil Does Not Exist. Director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi is more interested in the moment than the big picture and takes his time with each scene. There is little cutting, and the camera is allowed to have gentle tracking shots and pans, and sometimes it just stays still in one frame. It’s wonderful. I have to see more of Hamaguchi’s films.

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Evil Does Not Exist (悪は存在しない, a very literal translation for once) is quite stunning.

Written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, who won an Oscar for Drive My Car, his recent adaption of a Haruki Murakami short story, it's for the most part a story of capitalism vs conservation (a company from Tokyo wanting to build a glamping resort in the countryside outside the city), but what for most of the film is a quite genuine and almost hopeful and quite literal exploration of these conflicting interests, turns in the last 15 minutes or so into something entirely different and much much darker.

It's been a while since the ending of a film has made that much of an impression on me. It's incongruous for sure, and I can imagine not everyone likes it, but also very powerful and quite devastating in a very symbolic kind of way.

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In addition to the wildly successful "Godzilla Minus One," critic Mark Schilling says Ryusuke Hamaguchi's excellent "Evil Does Not Exist" has helped make this a great year for Japanese film so far. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/07/06/film/godzilla-minus-one-evil-does-not-exist/ #culture #film #evildoesnotexist #godzillaminusone #perfectdays

‘Tuesday’, ‘Treasure’, ‘I Used To Be Funny’ Lead Quiet Arthouse Weekend As Wider Market Rebounds: “Maybe We Have To Get Mainstream Back On Its Feet” First – Specialty Box Office
#News #EvilDoesNotExist #Ghostlight #IUsedToBeFunny #RunLolaRun #SpecialtyBoxOffice #SummerSolstie #Treasure #Tuesday

https://deadline.com/2024/06/indie-film-box-office-tuesday-treasure-i-used-to-be-funny-1235974967/

‘Run Lola Run’, Tom Tykwer’s Experimental Thriller, Takes Victory Lap In Rerelease- Specialty Box Office
#News #EvilDoesNotExist #Ezra #Flipside #IUsedToBeFunny #InAViolentNature #RachelSennot #RobotDreams #RunLolaRun #SpecialtyBoxOffice #Tuesday

https://deadline.com/2024/06/run-lola-run-tom-tykwer-at-indie-film-box-office-1235963828/

More Neon Love As ‘Babes’ Blasts Off Stateside – Specialty Box Office
#News #Babes #CivilWar #EthanHawke #EvilDoesNotExist #ISawtheTVGlow #KidnappedTheAbductionofedgardomortara #Marcobellochio #Neon #SpecialtyBoxOffice #Wildcat

https://deadline.com/2024/05/indie-film-box-office-babes-neon-blasts-off-1235941513/

‘Kidnapped: The Abduction Of Edgardo Mortara’, Marco Bellocchio’s True Tale Of Jewish Boy Taken By Pope In 1800s Italy – Specialty Preview
#News #EvilDoesNotExist #GlenPowell #HitMan #ISawTheTVGloow #KidnappedTheAbductionofedgardomortara #Maestra #MarcoBellocchio #QueenOfTheDeuce #RichardLinklater #Solo #SongsOfEarth #SpecialtyPreview

https://deadline.com/2024/05/indie-films-opening-marco-bellocchios-kidnapped-the-abduction-of-edgardo-mortara-1235938591/

Imax Doc ‘The Blue Angels’ Soars, ‘I Saw The TV Glow’ Shows Broad Appeal, Nice Open For ‘Babes’ In Upbeat Indie Weekend – Specialty Box Office
#News #A24 #Babes #EvilDoesNotExist #ISawtheTVGlow #IMAX #JanusFilms #Neon #TheBlueAngels

https://deadline.com/2024/05/imax-doc-the-blue-angels-soars-i-saw-the-tv-glow-shows-broad-appeal-nice-open-for-babes-in-upbeat-indie-weekend-specialty-box-office-1235923333/

Comedy ‘Babes’ Opens In Limited Release Stateside With Neon On The Move In Cannes – Specialty Preview
#News #Babes #BertrandBonello #Cannes #Coma #EvilDoesNotExist #Hangsongsoo #ISawtheTVGlow #IMAX #InOurDay #Neon #SpecialtyPreview #TheBlueAngels

https://deadline.com/2024/05/indie-films-opening-neon-babes-1235921075/

A24’s Coming-Of-Age Horror ‘I Saw The TV Glow’ Tunes Up Indie Market – Specialty Box Office
#News #EvilDoesNotExist #Humane #ISawtheTVGlow #MarsExpress #NowhereSpecial #SpecialtyPreview #WeGrownNow #Wildcat

https://deadline.com/2024/05/a24-i-saw-the-tv-glow-boosts-indie-box-office-1235904790/

‘I Saw The TV Glow’, ‘Evil Does Not Exist’, Ethan Hawke’s ‘Wildcat’ & Anita Pallenberg Doc Debut, Can They Give Indies A Bump? – Specialty Preview
#News #EvilDoesNotExist #ISawtheTVGlow #SpecialtyPreview #Wildcat

https://deadline.com/2024/05/indie-films-openings-i-saw-the-tv-glow-evil-does-not-exist-1235903655/

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s nuanced drama deftly meditates on humanity’s complex relationship with nature. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/04/25/film/evil-does-not-exist/ #culture #film #ryusukehamaguchi #eikoishibashi #evildoesnotexist

Evil Does Not Exist – Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s new film gets a trailer. Watch it here https://bit.ly/3TChZxe

#EvilDoesNotExist #RyusukeHamaguchi #DriveMyCar #film

Hamaguchi Ryusuki’s ‘Gift’ to Unspool in Hong Kong as One-Off Live Performance
#Variety #Asia #Festivals #Global #News #DriveMyCar #EvilDoesNotExist #Gift #HamaguchiRyusuke

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/hamaguchi-ryusuki-hong-kong-1235925076/

‘Autobio Pamphlet’ and ‘13 Bombs in Jakarta’ to Open and Close Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
#Variety #Asia #Festivals #Global #News #EvilDoesNotExist #IfaIsfansyah #JogjaNETPACAsianFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/jogja-netpac-asian-film-festival-lineup-1235787949/

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Wins Best Film at BFI London Film Festival Awards
#Variety #Global #News #EvilDoesNotExist #LondonFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2023/film/global/evil-does-not-exist-ryusuke-hamaguchi-london-film-festival-awards-1235756703/

Oscar-winning director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's "Evil Does Not Exist" won the runner-up Grand Jury Prize award at the 80th Venice International Film Festival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/09/10/film/ryusuke-hamaguchi-film-festival-venice-award/?utm_content=buffer508cc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #ryusukehamaguchi #japanesefilm #venice #awards #evildoesnotexist

TIFF 2023 Review: Evil Does Not Exist. Read the #review here https://bit.ly/3PlIjJP by Trevor Hogg

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‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Review: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Tale of Rural Gentrification is a Tone Poem with an Atonal End
#Variety #Reviews #EikoIshibashi #EvilDoesNotExist #RyusukeHamaguchi #VeniceFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/evil-does-not-exist-review-ryusuke-hamaguchis-tale-is-a-tone-poem-with-an-atonal-end-1235712580/

Venice: Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Sells in Europe, Asia (Exclusive)
#Business #BusinessNews #EvildoesnotExist #International #RyusukeHamaguchi #Venice #Venice2023 #VeniceFilmFestival

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/venice-ryusuke-hamaguchi-evil-does-not-exist-sale-1235578864/

Venice-Bound ‘Evil Does Not Exist,’ Directed by Oscar Winner Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Sells to Germany, Korea, Austria, Turkey (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #EvilDoesNotExist #RyusukeHamaguchi #VeniceFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2023/film/asia/venice-evil-does-not-exist-ryusuke-hamaguchi-1235705924/