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Cloud : Trailer / Starring Masaki Suda, Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

©Courtesy of Janus Films Janus Films has released the official trailer today, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the Japanese master of horror who directed “Cure” and “Pulse“, has returned with his new revenge thriller “Cloud.” Here’s the synopsis: “A stylish, subversive thriller from suspense-maverick Kiyoshi Kurosawa (“Cure“, “Pulse“), concerning Yoshii, an ambitious, yet directionless, young factory worker…

Japan Society Announces The 18TH Annual Japan Cuts : Festival Of New Japanese Film Powered By GU

©Courtesy of Japan Society, © 2024 “CLOUD” FILM PARTNERS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JAPAN SOCIETY ANNOUNCES THE 18TH ANNUAL JAPAN CUTS: FESTIVAL OF NEW JAPANESE FILM POWERED BY GU. North America’s Largest Japanese Film Festival Returns With Two Weeks of Contemporary Premieres, Featuring Acclaimed Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Rising Star Yuumi Kawai July 10–20, 2025 ·…

Sideshow & Janus Films Snag North American Rights for Kurosawa’s ‘Cloud’

Sideshow and Janus Films have snagged the North American distribution rights for Cloud, the new action thriller by Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa. The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2024, was Japan’s official submission for the 97th Oscar Awards. It will have its theatrical release later this summer. According to the film’s…

TIFF: Paying for the Past in Japan’s Oscar Entry ‘Cloud’

Actions are rarely without consequences, even if takes a while for them to materialize. One unfortunate or regrettable decision may bring with it an undue and disproportionate response, but a pattern of illegal or unethical behavior will eventually incur some sort of justice, even if it’s merely cosmic and not literal or cut-and-dry. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s…

Toronto International Film Festival : Exclusive Interview with Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa

©2024 “CLOUD” FILM PARTNERS Cloud : The story centers on Ryosuke Yoshii (Masaki Suda), a factory worker in Tokyo who makes extra money reselling goods online under a pseudonym. After a successful stint, he quits his job and relocates to the countryside with his girlfriend, hiring a local young man to help with his reselling…

Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Cloud’ To Be Japan’s 2025 Oscar Submission

(C) 2024 Cloud Production Committee.  Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s Cloud has been officially selected as Japan’s submission for Best International Feature Film in the 97th Academy Awards competition. The film follows the fate of a young man named Yoshi Ryosuke (played by Masaki Suda) who makes a living buying and selling merchandise online using the pseudonym of…