Evil Does Not Exist

Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.

Cast

Hitoshi Omika

as Takumi

Ryo Nishikawa

as Hana

Ryuji Kosaka

as Takahashi

Ayaka Shibutani

as Mayuzumi

Hazuki Kikuchi

as Sachi

Hiroyuki Miura

as Kazuo

Yoshinori Miyata

as Horiguchi

Yûto Torii

as Tatsuki

Takako Yamamura

as Yoshiko

Takuma Nagao

as Hasegawa

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/evil-does-not-exist-bfi-london-film-festival-review-technically-brilliant-yet-unimpactful/ "Evil Does Not Exist is a disappointing slow-burn that fails to offer a fitting, impactful, complete study of the genuinely interesting central themes linke...

CinemaSerf

The initial few scenes here will give you an idea as to the pace of what's to follow. "Takumi" (Hitoshi Omika) is cutting logs for firewood, then he is seen laboriously ladling water into plastic bottles. His is a naturally structured existence that is driven by what's needed to stay fed, warm and w...

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