Cloud

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Cloud

Jul 2025

2h 3m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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A stylish, subversive thriller from suspense-maverick Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse), concerning Yoshii, an ambitious, yet directionless, young factory worker from Tokyo who side hustles in the murky realm of black market reselling, cheating buyers and sellers alike. After swindling his way into loads of cash, he becomes slowly disconnected to humanity, moving out of the city, shunning his girlfriend, and hiring a devoted assistant. But after a series of mysterious, sinister incidents occur, he begins to suspect his former victims could be plotting the ultimate revenge. A master of carefully simmering tension to a bloody crescendo, Kurosawa delivers a searing portrait of digital greed and vengeance.

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Critics Consensus

Writer-director Kiyoshi Kurosawa returns to the theme of technology being a haunting force with disturbing success in Cloud, a slow-burn examination of social media that ends with a bang.

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Nicolas Rapold

Sight & Sound

Nov 5

Kurosawa’s steady control of mood and indefatigable narrative – if this becomes an action film, it ’s not geared to our titillation – prevent any of this from becoming didactic.

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

Aug 11

A story rich in dark humor, violence, and even unexpected flirtations with Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jen Yamato

Washington Post

Aug 8

3.5/4

A sneaky tale of savagery in the dehumanizing digital age, writer-director Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Cloud” is as bleak a warning as you’ll find in theaters this year.

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

Psychocinematography

Dec 8

With his thriller Cloud, Kurosawa delivers a biting critique of way capitalism and consumerism has transformed our subjectivity and the way we interact with others.

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Nicolás Medina

Peliplat

Dec 4

8/10

"That dark and endless thing that is cyberspace seems to promise anonymity and clandestine freedom, but ends up trapping us in a network of hostility and invisible resentments." [Full review in Spanish]

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Simon Miraudo

Movie Squad (RTRFM 92.1)

Nov 14

4/5

You don't just watch a Kiyoshi Kurosawa film. You willingly opt-in to adding new nightmare triggers.

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Enrico

Aug 3

Great tension throughout with some comedic moments here and there.

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Sam S

Oct 16

Finally, a thriller about the worst person in the world: the scalper.

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AC B

Oct 14

Too many people aren't understanding the allegory of this movie which is surprising because it lays it on pretty thick. Once you realize Yoshii represents modern tech bros and corporations and his "assistant" represents world governments, the ending scene makes the message of the film absolutely crystal clear. It's a horror film in the way it holds up a mirror to our horrific current economic structures.

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Pascal D

Oct 11

Loved this movie Very interesting

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Virginia L

Oct 10

This film started out interesting, with good actors and a sensible plot. But it suddenly turned into an extremely violent film for no particular reason.

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J C

Oct 9

Teen assistant suddenly becomes a hit man? Ex-boss, ex-friend, random sellers and angry customers all turn into assassins? Absurd. The fact that critics rated it so high saddens me deeply. It's a very shallow movie that falls flat on its message.

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Synopsis

A stylish, subversive thriller from suspense-maverick Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse), concerning Yoshii, an ambitious, yet directionless, young factory worker from Tokyo who side hustles in the murky realm of black market reselling, cheating buyers and sellers alike. After swindling his way into loads of cash, he becomes slowly disconnected to humanity, moving out of the city, shunning his girlfriend, and hiring a devoted assistant. But after a series of mysterious, sinister incidents occur, he begins to suspect his former victims could be plotting the ultimate revenge. A master of carefully simmering tension to a bloody crescendo, Kurosawa delivers a searing portrait of digital greed and vengeance.

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Producer: Yumi Arakawa, Yuki Nishimiya, Nobuhiro Iizuka
Screenwriter: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Distributor: Sideshow / Janus Films
Production Co: Nikkatsu Corporation, Tokyo Theatres
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action, Horror
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $355.5K
Runtime: 2h 3m

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