Evil Does Not Exist
“Don't upset the balance.”
Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.
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Cast
11 people
Hitoshi Omika
Takumi
Known for
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Ryo Nishikawa
Hana
Also in
GIFT
Ryuji Kosaka
Takahashi
Also in
GIFT
A Pale View of Hills
Ayaka Shibutani
Mayuzumi
Known for
Happy Hour
Hazuki Kikuchi
Sachi
Known for
Happy Hour
Hiroyuki Miura
Kazuo
Known for
Happy Hour
Yoshinori Miyata
Horiguchi
Known for
Small, Slow But Steady
Yûto Torii
Tatsuki
No other roles listed
Takako Yamamura
Yoshiko
Known for
Drive My Car
Takuma Nagao
Hasegawa
Also in
Sins of Kujo
Outrage Coda
Taijirō Tamura
Mr. Suruga
Known for
The Sun
Ryusuke Hamaguchi Director · Eiko Ishibashi Composer Yoshio Kitagawa Cinematographer
United States release May 3, 2024 · Produced in Japan · Production Fictive
Production
Neopa
Production
Fictive
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
悪は存在しない
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2023
Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
Japan · April 26, 2024
Theatrical
United States · May 3, 2024
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York / Los Angeles, California
United States · August 21, 2024
Digital
United States
October 5, 2023 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 14, 2023 · Premiere · Hawai'i International Film Festival
October 19, 2023 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 22, 2023 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival / Montclair Film Festival
October 26, 2023 · Premiere · AFI Fest / Indie Memphis Film Festival
November 4, 2023 · Premiere · San Diego Asian Film Festival
November 6, 2023 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival
March 20, 2024 · Premiere · Sonoma International Film Festival
April 22, 2024 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
April 25, 2024 · Premiere · Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
April 28, 2024 · Premiere · Atlanta Film Festival
May 10, 2024 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
May 10, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Limited expansion
September 22, 2024 · Digital · The Criterion Channel (Streaming Premiere)
October 1, 2024 · Digital · The Criterion Channel
December 17, 2024 · Physical · Janus Contemporaries
Australia
March 11, 2024 · Premiere · Perth Festival
April 18, 2024 · Theatrical
December 18, 2024 · Physical
Brazil
October 21, 2023 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
July 25, 2024 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 2023 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 23, 2023 · Premiere · Calgary International Film Festival
September 29, 2023 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
March 22, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival of Ottawa
December 17, 2024 · Physical · Janus Contemporaries
China
April 25, 2024 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
July 31, 2024 · Digital · IQIYI
Dominican Republic
September 5, 2024 · Theatrical
France
April 10, 2024 · Theatrical
Germany
September 30, 2023 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
April 18, 2024 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
November 2, 2023 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
December 28, 2023 · Theatrical
Indonesia
November 29, 2023 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Israel
September 27, 2023 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
July 25, 2024 · Theatrical
Italy
December 6, 2023 · Theatrical
April 4, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
August 31, 2025 · TV · Rai3 (fuori orario)
Lithuania
March 2, 2024 · Premiere · LNOBT
Malaysia
July 22, 2024 · Premiere · Malaysia International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 26, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
March 7, 2024 · Premiere · CinemAsia Film Festival
March 21, 2024 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 1, 2024 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
December 12, 2024 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 22, 2023 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
April 10, 2024 · Premiere · Timeless Film Festival Warsaw
November 15, 2024 · Limited theatrical
February 14, 2025 · Digital · VOD rental and purchase
Portugal
March 28, 2024 · Theatrical
Saudi Arabia
December 3, 2023 · Premiere · Red Sea International Film Festival
Singapore
July 4, 2024 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
October 7, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
March 27, 2024 · Theatrical
Spain
November 4, 2023 · Premiere · Asian Film Festival Barcelona
May 1, 2024 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 26, 2024 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
March 15, 2024 · Premiere · Asiatiska FilmFestivalen
Switzerland
October 3, 2023 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Taiwan
March 22, 2024 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 15, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 10, 2023 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
April 5, 2024 · Theatrical
November 11, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
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