Cloud

Yoshii (Masaki Suda) quits his job in a factory to focus on a side-hustle reselling ripped-off goods for exorbitant profit online. As the money quickly piles up, his behaviour turns obsessive, both mirroring and fuelling the desires of an invisible market. His fortune brings enemies, and the complaints from his customers and competitors take on a terrifying dimension. In this critical take on capitalism, Kurosawa explores the phenomenon of digital depersonalisation with acid humour and a plot that takes unexpected turns. The film premiered out of competition at the 81st Venice Film Festival.