Cloud (film)
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| Japanese | クラウド |
| Directed by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Written by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Starring | Masaki Suda |
| Cinematography | Yasuyuki Sasaki |
| Music by | Takuma Watanabe |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cloud (クラウド, Kuraudo) is a 2024 Japanese psychological thriller film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Masaki Suda.[1]
The film premiered out of competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, on 30 August 2024.[2] It was selected for the Best International Feature Film as the Japanese entry at the 97th Academy Awards.[3]
Premise
[edit]Yoshii, a young man who resells goods online, finds himself at the center of a series of mysterious events that put his life at risk.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Masaki Suda as Ryosuke Yoshii, an internet reseller[4]
- Kotone Furukawa as Akiko, Yoshii's lover[4]
- Daiken Okudaira as Sano, Yoshii's assistant[4]
- Amane Okayama as Miyake, a man who resides in an internet cafe[4]
- Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Takimoto, who owns the factory where Yoshii works[4]
- Masataka Kubota as Muraoka, who brings Yoshii into the online resale business[4]
- Yutaka Matsushige[5]
- Masaaki Akahori as Tonoyama Souichi, factory president[5]
- Maho Yamada as Chizuru, Tonoyama's wife[5]
- Mutsuo Yoshioka as Yabe[5]
- Yusei Mikawa as Inoue[5]
- Toshihiro Yagi as Hojo, a police officer[5]
- Yoshiyuki Morishita as Murota[5]
- Tetsuya Chiba as the hunter[5]
Release
[edit]Cloud premiered out of competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.[2] The film will be released in Japan on 27 September 2024.[6] and it was selected as Japan's entry for best international film for 97th Academy Awards.[7]
It was also selected in Gala Presentation at the 29th Busan International Film Festival to be screened on October 3, 2024.[8] It has been selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 under the World Cinema section.[9]
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 25 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.60/10.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[11]
Accolades
[edit]| Award | Ceremony date | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges Film Festival | 13 October 2024 | Best Feature Film | Cloud | Nominated | [12] |
See also
[edit]- Cinema of Japan
- List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
[edit]- ^ a b Raup, Jordan (13 February 2024). "Kiyoshi Kurosawa Will Now Premiere Three Films in 2024". The Film Stage. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b Billington, Alex (23 July 2024). "81st Venice Film Festival Selection - Guadagnino, Kurzel, Almodóvar". FirstShowing. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Rosser, Michael; Calnan, Ellie (September 5, 2024). "Oscars best international feature 2025: all the films submitted so far". ScreenDaily. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The main cast of the movie "Cloud" has been announced! Comments from the cast have also arrived". Cloud. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "It has been revealed that Matsushige Yutaka, who gave a brilliant performance in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's early masterpiece, will appear in this film! Eight talented supporting actors have been announced". Cloud. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "International Oscar Race: Japan Selects Venice Film 'Cloud' by Kurosawa Kiyoshi". Variety.
- ^ "The 29th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List". Busan International Film Festival. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ Scroll Staff (2024-10-09). "MAMI Mumbai Film Festival will open with Payal Kapadia's 'All We Imagine as Light'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ "Cloud". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Cloud". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Romero, Miguel Ángel (10 September 2024). "Sitges 2024 anuncia su programación definitiva: las mejores películas de terror que podremos ver este año". Cinemanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
