Evil Does Not Exist

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Not to be confused with There Is No Evil.
Evil Does Not Exist
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Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Produced by Satoshi Takata[1]
Written by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
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  • Hitoshi Omika
  • Ryo Nishikawa
  • Ryuji Kosaka
  • Ayaka Shibutani
Music by Eiko Ishibashi[1]
Cinematography Yoshio Kitagawa[1]
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  • Ryusuke Hamaguchi[1]
  • Azusa Yamazaki[1]
Production
company
NEOPA Inc.[1]
Release dates
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  • 4 September 2023 (2023-09-04) (Venice)
Running time
 106 minutes[1]
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Evil Does Not Exist (Japanese: 悪は存在しない Hepburn: Aku wa Sonzai Shinai?) is a 2023 Japanese drama film written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi.

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Award from the International Federation of Film Critics. It was awarded Best Film at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival.[2]

Plot

"Deep in the forest of the small rural village Harasawa, single parent Takumi lives with his young daughter, Hana, and takes care of odd jobs for locals, chopping wood and hauling pristine well water. The overpowering serenity of this untouched land of mountains and lakes, where deer peacefully roam free, is about to be disrupted by the imminent arrival of the Tokyo company Playmode, which is ready to start construction on a glamping site for city tourists—a plan, which Takumi and his neighbors discover, that will have dire consequences for the ecological health and cleanliness of their community."[3]

Cast

  • Hitoshi Omika as Takumi[4]
  • Ryo Nishikawa as Hana[4]
  • Ryuji Kosaka as Takahashi[4]
  • Ayaka Shibutani as Mayuzumi[4]
  • Hazuki Kikuchi[1]
  • Hiroyuki Miura[1]

Production

Hamaguchi started working on the film in January 2023, with the intention of it being a 30-minute short film accompanied by a live score composed by Eiko Ishibashi, the production ended up getting lengthier as the shoot went along and Hamaguchi decided to turn it into a feature film with dialogue.[5]

In July 2023, it was announced that Hamaguchi had two new films scheduled for world premieres at the fall festival season: Evil Does Not Exist and Gift; with the latter being the originally-intended version without dialogue with Ishibashi's live score and which will have its world premiere at Belgium's Film Fest Ghent in October 2023.[6]

Release

Evil Does Not Exist was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival,[7] where it had its world premiere on 4 September 2023.[1] Following screenings at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and 2023 New York Film Festival.[8][9]

It was also invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in 'Icon' section and was screened on 7 October 2023.[10]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 49 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Evil Does Not Exist stands on the battle lines between modern civilization and the natural world, offering a perspective that's as quietly measured as it is entrancing."[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Evil Does Not Exist
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Venice Film Festival 9 September 2023 Golden Lion Ryusuke Hamaguchi Nominated [13]
Grand Jury Prize Won [14]
Premio CinemaSarà - Special Mention Won [15]
Edipo Re Award - Ca'Foscari Young Jury Award Won
Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente Won
FIPRESCI Award Won
San Sebastián International Film Festival 30 September 2023 Lurra - Greenpeace Award Evil Does Not Exist Won [16]
BFI London Film Festival 15 October 2023 Best Film Won [2]
Chicago International Film Festival 22 October 2023 Gold Hugo Nominated [17]
Montclair Film Festival 29 October 2023 Fiction Feature Nominated [18]
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 3 November 2023 Best Film Nominated [19][20]
Jury Grand Prize Won
Best Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Cinematography Yoshio Kitagawa Nominated
International Film Festival of Kerala 15 December 2023 Suvarna Chakoram for Best Film Evil Does Not Exist Won [21]

References

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External links

  • Evil Does Not Exist at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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