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Cloud
Cloud クラウド
2024 124 min Japan 12+
★7.1
Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller, Horror
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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Description
Ryōsuke Yoshii, an ordinary reseller, carelessly earns grudges by people and becomes entangled in a life-threatening struggle.
US Gross:
$355,477
Worldwide:
$1.01M
Starring
Masaki Suda
Actor
Kotone Furukawa
Actor
Daiken Okudaira
Actor
Awards
2 wins & 4 nominations total
Key opinion
Cloud is a divisive genre-bender from director Kiyoshi Kurosawa that transitions from a grounded critique of e-commerce to a surreal, horror-tinged thriller. While its atmospheric tension and social commentary on digital-age capitalism are initially engaging, many find the narrative loses coherence and impact in its later stages.
| Theme | The film functions as a stark and biting metaphor for how relentless profit-seeking turns individuals into objects of resentment and monster-like enemies. | |
| Direction | The atmosphere effectively builds a sense of hypnotic dread and psychological tension, consistent with the director's signature style in techno-thrillers. | |
| Screenplay | The transition from a realistic critique of unregulated online reselling to a repetitive, video-game-inspired revenge narrative results in an unsatisfying conclusion. | |
| Ending | The ambiguity of the ending leaves viewers divided; some appreciate the surreal, metaphorical resolution, while others find the lack of a concrete conclusion frustrating. |