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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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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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Zachary Barnes

Wall Street Journal

I stopped being convinced by it for a while. As “Cloud” continues, though, the nature of its narrative becomes clear. It isn’t realism; it’s a fable of a man besieged.

Jul 22, 2025

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Kurosawa films psychological torment with real gravity, and he films physical cruelty with humorous detachment. The absurdity of his vision matches our topsy-turvy reality.

Jul 21, 2025

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John Powers

NPR

A master of existential dread, Kurosawa was early to posit a creepy side to online culture... Things have gotten even grimmer in Cloud. The malevolence is not supernatural but human.

Jul 18, 2025

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Calvin Law

The Asian Cut

At once, a morality play on vengeance and retribution, a cautionary tale against capitalistic pursuit of success at the cost of others, and an immaculately crafted work by one of the great, most distinct directors working today.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jul 24, 2025

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Ria Dhull

Spectrum Culture

Cloud certainly contains some interesting analysis on internet identities: which person, the “physical” or the “online," is actually the real self, and even though it isn’t perfect, the film’s rough spots manage to pass quickly, like clouds in the sky.

Jul 21, 2025

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Will Bjarnar

Geek Vibes Nation

Cloud is yet another thrilling tale of greed, crime, and punishment – or the lack thereof – from one of our greatest living directors.

Rated: 8/10

Jul 19, 2025

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Nicky P

Interesting movie, but deteriorates into plot convenience theater with some WTF moments with characters.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Stephen C

Success in 2 hours and 3 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In Japanese and American English audio options with American English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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A big fan of Kurosawa's films, but this was a slow burn thriller that never really adds up to much of anything. And the characters behave in ways that ultimately make no sense. The film has its moments but ultimately was a disappointing endeavor.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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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
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.7K
Runtime: 2h 3m