Q&A with composer Eiko Ishibashi.

Synopsis
Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house; offering city residents a comfortable ‘escape’ to nature. When two company representatives from Tokyo arrive in the village to hold a meeting, it becomes clear that the project will have a negative impact on the local water supply, causing unrest. The agency’s mismatched intentions endanger both the ecological balance of the nature plateau and their way of life, with an aftermath that affects Takumi’s life deeply. From the director of Oscar® and BAFTA winner Drive My Car.

Directed by
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Starring
Hitoshi Omika, Ayaka Shibutani, Ryûji Kosaka, Ryo Nishikawa, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura

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Following the Q&A screening of Evil Does Not Exist on 4th Nov at the Curzon Bloomsbury, Eiko Ishibashi's live score performance GIFT will take place on 5th Nov at The Clapham Grand. GIFT is the latest collaboration between Eiko Ishibashi and Ryusuke Hamaguchi and can be seen as a concentrated, dynamic flipside of Evil Does Not Exist. For more details please visit the website.