Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Cloud” (2024) will be playing from Friday, Aug. 8, to Thursday, Aug. 14, at the following theaters:
Laemmle’s Glendale, 207 N. Maryland Ave., Glendale
Monica Film Center, 1332 2nd St., Santa Monica
Town Center 5, 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino
A stylish, subversive thriller from suspense maverick Kurosawa (“Cure,” “Pulse”), “Cloud” 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, Yoshii gradually tries 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.
Cast includes Masaki Suda, Kotone Furukawa, and Daiken Okudaira.
Run time: 124 minutes. In Japanese with English subtitles. Not rated.
Showtimes/tickets: www.laemmle.com/film/cloud