Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Evil Does Not Exist (2023) (Janus Contemporaries)

[MifuneFan]

Criterion will be releasing Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Evil Does Not Exist (2023) coming to Blu-ray through their Janus Contemporaries line on December 17th.

https://www.criterion.com/films/3408...does-not-exist

In a secluded, snowy mountain village, widower and single father Takumi (Hitoshi Omika) leads a modest life gathering water, wood, and wild wasabi for a friend’s udon shop. Yet this peaceful existence is threatened when a pair of corporate reps (Ryuji Kosaka and Ayaka Shibutani) arrive to launch a glamping site, sparking resistance from community members who fear the project’s potentially pernicious impact on the environment. When Takumi—a respected local figure—is offered the conciliatory role of site caretaker, it becomes unclear where his loyalties lie. Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s much-anticipated follow-up to his Academy Award–winning Drive My Car, is a haunting, suspenseful meditation on humankind’s thorny relationship with nature, consumerism, and itself. Inspired by a collaboration with composer Eiko Ishibashi, the director showcases his masterful command of pacing and atmosphere to uncover the destructive forces lurking beneath the thin veneer of civilization.

INCLUDES

• Meet the Filmmakers, a new interview with director Ryusuke Hamaguchi
• Trailer

EVIL DOES NOT EXIST - Official US Trailer - YouTube