Cloud (film) explained

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Director:	Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring:	Masaki Suda
Cinematography:	Yasuyuki Sasaki
Music:	Takuma Watanabe
Production Companies:	^[1]
Runtime:	123 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 2024 Japanese psychological thriller film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Masaki Suda.

The film premiered out of competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, on 30 August 2024. It was selected for the Best International Feature Film as the Japanese entry at the 97th Academy Awards.^[2]

Premise

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.^[3]

Cast

• Masaki Suda as Ryosuke Yoshii, an internet reseller
• Kotone Furukawa as Akiko, Yoshii's lover
• Daiken Okudaira as Sano, Yoshii's assistant
• Amane Okayama as Miyake, a man who resides in an internet cafe
• Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Takimoto, who owns the factory where Yoshii works
• Masataka Kubota as Muraoka, who brings Yoshii into the online resale business
• Yutaka Matsushige^[4]
• Masaaki Akahori as Tonoyama Souichi, factory president
• Maho Yamada as Chizuru, Tonoyama's wife
• Mutsuo Yoshioka as Yabe
• Yusei Mikawa as Inoue
• Toshihiro Yagi as Hojo, a police officer
• Yoshiyuki Morishita as Murota
• Tetsuya Chiba as the hunter

Release

Cloud premiered out of competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.^[5] 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

Accolades

See also

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Raup . Jordan . Kiyoshi Kurosawa Will Now Premiere Three Films in 2024 . The Film Stage . 13 February 2024 . 28 June 2024.
2. Web site: Oscars best international feature 2025: all the films submitted so far . Michael . Rosser . Ellie . Calnan . September 5, 2024 . September 5, 2024 . ScreenDaily. en.
3. Web site: The main cast of the movie "Cloud" has been announced! Comments from the cast have also arrived. . Cloud . 28 June 2024.
4. Web site: 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 . 28 June 2024.
5. Web site: Billington . Alex . 81st Venice Film Festival Selection - Guadagnino, Kurzel, Almodóvar . FirstShowing . 23 July 2024 . 23 July 2024.
6. Web site: Billington . Alex . TRAILERS Freaky First Teaser Trailer for Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Cloud' Horror Film . First Showing . 24 April 2024 . 28 June 2024.
7. Web site: International Oscar Race: Japan Selects Venice Film 'Cloud' by Kurosawa Kiyoshi. Variety.
8. Web site: The 29th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List . Busan International Film Festival. September 3, 2024. September 3, 2024. en.
9. Web site: Scroll Staff . 2024-10-09 . MAMI Mumbai Film Festival will open with Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine as Light’ . 2024-10-11 . Scroll.in . en.
10. Web site: Sitges 2024 anuncia su programación definitiva: las mejores películas de terror que podremos ver este año. Cinemanía. Miguel Ángel. Romero. 10 September 2024. 15 September 2024. es.