Evil Does Not Exist – Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s new film gets a trailer

Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house; offering city residents a comfortable ‘escape’ to nature. When two company representatives from Tokyo arrive in the village to hold a meeting, it becomes clear that the project will have a negative impact on the local water supply, causing unrest. The agency’s mismatched intentions endanger both the ecological balance of the nature plateau and their way of life, with an aftermath that affects Takumi’s life.

Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car), the film stars Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka and Ayaka Shibutani.

You can read our reviews here and here.

Evil Does Not Exist opens in the US on 3rd May 2024.