By Hanna Rantala
VENICE (Reuters)– Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi felt he required a break after advertising 2 back-to-back hits, so he disappeared right into the Japanese countryside to make a brand-new flick, “Evil Does Not Exist”, which premiered at Venice on Monday.
Hamaguchi won an Oscar for finest global film with “Drive My Car” in 2022 and also took the Grand Jury Prize at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival with his enchanting dramatization “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy”, dramatically increasing his global account.
“I felt the need to rest and to recover from the promotional period, which really took its toll on me. I think that’s why I made this film,” Hamaguchi informed Reuters in advance of the testing of “Evil Does Not Exist”.
“Making this movie was like a process of recovery for me and I feel very fortunate it also resulted in getting invited to a festival like this,” he …