Cloud (film) explained

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Director:	Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Screenplay:	Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring:	Masaki Suda
Production Companies:	^[1]
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

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

The film will premiere out of competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, on 30 August 2024.

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.^[2]

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^[3]
• 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 will premiere out of competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.^[4] The film will be released in Japan on 27 September 2024.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Raup . Jordan . Kiyoshi Kurosawa Will Now Premiere Three Films in 2024 . The Film Stage . 28 June 2024.
2. Web site: The main cast of the movie "Cloud" has been announced! Comments from the cast have also arrived. . Cloud . 28 June 2024.
3. 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.
4. Web site: Billington . Alex . 81st Venice Film Festival Selection - Guadagnino, Kurzel, Almodóvar . FirstShowing . 23 July 2024.
5. Web site: Billington . Alex . TRAILERS Freaky First Teaser Trailer for Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Cloud' Horror Film . First Showing . 28 June 2024.