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Ryūsuke Hamaguchi's "Evil Does Not Exist"

Ryūsuke Hamaguchi's "Evil Does Not Exist"

Nature and Meaning in a Japanese Mountain Hamlet

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May 02, 2024
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Hitoshi Omika and Ryō Nishikawa in “Evil Does Not Exist”

It’s hard to believe that nearly two-and-a-half years have passed since I saw “Drive My Car”, Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s prize winning international hit. Despite its hard-to-summarize plot and 179-minute length, “Drive My Car” won a slew of awards and became the first Japanese film to receive an Oscar nom…

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