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Geek Tyrant
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Trailer for the Japanese Suspense Thriller CLOUD — GeekTyrant
The trailer has been released for the upcoming Japanese suspense thriller Cloud , a film depicting "collective madness" born from a chain of hatred. The title Cloud is a reference to the digital space known as the cloud, and this is a horror story about how hatred spreads online. The movie is described as a 'stylish, subversive thriller' from suspense-maverick Kiyoshi Kurosawa. The story follows 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.' The film stars Masaki Suda as Ryôsuke Yoshii, Kotone Furukawa, Daikan Okudaira, Okayama Amane, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, and Masataka Kubota. I've heard this is a great film worth checking out.
South China Morning Post
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Japanese horror master Kiyoshi Kurosawa on making his first samurai film
Japanese horror master Kiyoshi Kurosawa will bring his signature edge-of-your-seat storytelling to a genre he has not yet tackled: the samurai movie. 'I do want to do it once, and it looks like it might be really happening, although things are still uncertain. I may finally be able to make my samurai film,' he says, adding he cannot give away much just yet. His upcoming project will not have sword-fight scenes or action-packed outdoor shots typical of samurai films, or jidaigeki. Instead, it will display the same creepy quiet narrative of his movies, where the action takes place almost claustrophobically – in this case, in a castle that just happens to be set in the samurai era. That concept alone should be enough to pique a movie lover's interest. Kurosawa recently received the Cut Above award for outstanding achievements in film at the 2025 Japan Cuts film festival in New York. This honour follows the Silver Lion award for best director, which he received at the 2020 Venice Film Festival for his movie Wife of a Spy , about a troubled married couple during World War II. Kurosawa with actor Masaki Suda during the filming of the 2024 action thriller Cloud. Photo: Nikkatsu
