New Kiyoshi Kurosawa Thriller Comes To Theaters This Summer

Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a master of genre cinema, crafting terrifying films like Pulse and Cure. While his films often transcend genre, the modern master is back in the thriller space with his latest film, Cloud. While more grounded than his previous thrillers, it’s still a dream-like look at a criminal and the hole he just can’t seem to dig himself out of.

In Kurosawa’s new film:

Yoshii is 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, Yoshii gradually attempts to disconnect from humanity, moving out of the city, shunning his girlfriend, and entrusting duties to his new, devoted assistant. Before long, his life is plagued by a series of mysterious, sinister incidents that threaten to upend his success and bring about a most violent demise. A master of carefully simmering tension to a bloody crescendo, Kurosawa delivers a searing portrait of digital greed and vengeance.

Watch the official trailer:

In his review of the film out of the 2024 Venice International Film Festival, Dread Central’s Rory Doherty wrote,

“Capped off with a dreamlike epilogue, Cloud is another morbidly curious look at a sick world from Kurosawa, pulling from his exemplary body of work to remind us that his films can be as sharp and surprising as they are dark and dangerous.“

Masaki Suda, Kotone Furukawa, Daiken Okudaira, Amane Okayama, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, and Masataka Kubota star in the thriller.

Cloud comes to theaters in New York City on July 18, 2025, in Los Angeles on July 25, 2025, and nationwide on August 1, 2025, from Sideshow and Janus Films.

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