Rated: Not Rated; 106 minutes; in Japanese with subtitles; Directed by: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Starring: Hitoshi Omika, Ryô Nishikawa, Ryûji Kosaka
From the award-winning director of Drive My Car, Evil Does Not Exist follows Takumi and his daughter who lead a modest life gathering supplies for their local udon restaurant. Increasingly, the townsfolk become aware of a talent agency's plan to build an opulent glamping site nearby, offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to the snowy wilderness. When two company representatives arrive and ask for local guidance, Takumi becomes conflicted in his involvement, as it becomes clear that the project will have a pernicious impact on the community. Evil Does Not Exist is a foreboding fable on humanity's mysterious, mystical relationship with nature.