SummaryYoshii, a young man who resells goods online, finds himself at the center of a series of mysterious events that put his life at risk.
Directed By:Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written By:Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Cloud
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
88% Positive
22 Reviews
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12% Mixed
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Jul 16, 2025
91
By the film’s haunting finale – a gut-punch moment of reckoning that follows nearly half an hour of entertainingly amateurish gunplay – Kurosawa’s sentiments on the current state of e-commerce are clear. Whether emptor or venditor, capitalism is full of caveats.
Jul 18, 2025
88
This is more “Reservoir Dogs” than “Ringu.” But whatever box one wants to place it in, it’s a reminder of Kurosawa’s remarkable skill with pacing and plotting, delivering a brisk film that leaves one pondering its themes, especially what it means to live in an era when nothing is real.
Jul 25, 2025
80
The journey to that lethal, rolling boil is, in the hands of Japan’s premier suspense director, certainly a nail-biting one, a tale of carefully weighed clicks that lead to a lot of rashly pulled triggers.
Jul 16, 2025
80
Cloud is a masterful, paranoia-inducing action-thriller with a horror maestro’s touch, filled with great performances, terrifying scares, and a finale that will linger in your mind long after it’s over.
Jul 17, 2025
75
There are plot turns, double crosses and, appropriately for the online world, threats of live streaming torture and echoes of video battle games. But there’s at least a half-hour too much of it.
Aug 31, 2024
70
Is any of this believable? Not really. Is some of it plain silly? Definitely. But it’s mostly enjoyable to watch, even if the film flies so far off the rails that there’s less suspense here than in the director’s stronger works.
Apr 23, 2025
40
The final half-hour seems to be a neo-western style melee which seems to go on for ever. Odd … and unrewarding.
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Jan 13, 2026
10
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
Oct 26, 2025
7
Kurosawa cria uma atmosfera maravilhosa, que justifica toda a presepada ao final, mas cujo desenvolvimento não provoca tensão por facilitar demais a vida do excelente protagonista, um revendedor que apenas tenta se dar bem na vida. Ao optar por um terço final regado a perseguição e por uma ação quase desacerebral, o todo fica comprometido, mas ainda assim a cima da média.
Production Company:
- Cloud Production Committee
- Django Film
- Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs
- Movie Walker
- Nikkatsu
- Tokyo Theatres
- US Cinema
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV)
Release Date:Jul 18, 2025
Duration:2 h 4 m
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Awards
Online Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
