Evil Does Not Exist (2024) | REVIEW

Ryo Nishikawa in EVIL DOES NOT EXIST — PHOTO: Incline / Janus Films.

Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi — Screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist follows Takumi (played by Hitoshi Omika), a single father, who lives with his daughter (played by Ryo Nishikawa) in the snowy Japanese mountainside village of Mizubiki. When, one day, the local community is confronted by representatives of a corporation seeking to establish a glamping site there, he and his neighbors and friends voice their concerns about the plan and the possible pollution it would lead to. Later, when the representatives try to influence Takumi, things transpire that causes our lead to panic.

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