Cloud

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Cloud

2025

2h 3m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Horror

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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.

Critics Consensus

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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Nicolas Rapold

Sight & Sound

Nov 5

Kurosawa’s steady control of mood and indefatigable narrative – if this becomes an action film, it ’s not geared to our titillation – prevent any of this from becoming didactic.

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

Aug 11

A story rich in dark humor, violence, and even unexpected flirtations with Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jen Yamato

Washington Post

Aug 8

3.5/4

A sneaky tale of savagery in the dehumanizing digital age, writer-director Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Cloud” is as bleak a warning as you’ll find in theaters this year.

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Sean McGeady

Radio Times

Feb 23

4/5

Kurosawa keeps everything subtly off-kilter throughout, resulting in a morally complex and formally fascinating film that invites scrutiny and rewards patience as it ushers its viewers into Hell.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

Feb 17

4.5/5

"Cloud" has a pointed edge that cuts those unprepared for the cognitive reorientation Kurosawa thinks we need.

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Mitchell Beaupre

The Film Stage

Jan 1

Whether it’s the eerie atmosphere and introspective interrogation of 21st-century commerce and capitalism in Cloud’s first half, or the marked shift into a balls-to-the-wall action-thriller in the second, Kurosawa keeps you on the edge of your seat.

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Enrico

Aug 3

Great tension throughout with some comedic moments here and there.

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Dark D

@RT65718715 Apr 29

Looks great and is enjoyable, but I did not understand the motivation of any character.

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Dusty E

@DustyEarth Apr 21

If I could give this boring movie zero stars, I would. This is not how scammers act. I have never seen a scammer look so miserable in movies or TV shows. And the villain—his ‘boss’—was a good man; you would never guess he’s the final boss. Also, that kid he hired—what is he, Rambo or a yakuza member? I don’t know. The people who gave this movie full stars… are they watching something else, or am I blind?

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Terrence W.

@TRWoody Apr 17

Too long. Unanswered questions

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Steve C

@RT19610513 Apr 11

How a factory worker becomes a honey badger who don't give a ****. The writing though for the second last scene... come on really? Is anyone that stupid? I guess, if they're that financially illiterate.

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Michael S

@DetroitCineaste Jan 13

As a crime thriller, Cloud has plenty of intrigue, hidden motivations and shocking violence to satisfy fans of the genre. However, writer-director Kiyoshi Kurosawa elevates the material by turning it into a puzzle that ultimately reveals a bleak message about the universal nature of criminality. A brilliant film. Highly recommended. detroitcineaste

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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
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $355.5K
Runtime: 2h 3m