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8.0/10 • 671

2023-06-022h 5m

MysteryThrillerDrama

Are they the ones we dream of, or the ones we fail to see among us?

When a young boy begins behaving strangely, shocking truths emerge as the story unfolds through the eyes of his single mother, a teacher who is believed to be responsible, and the child himself.

Directors
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Editors
Hirokazu Kore-eda

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Soya Kurokawa

    Soya Kurokawa

    Minato Mugino

  2. Hinata Hiiragi

    Hinata Hiiragi

    Yori Hoshikawa

  3. Sakura Ando

    Sakura Ando

    Saori Mugino

  4. Eita Nagayama

    Eita Nagayama

    Michitoshi Hori

  5. Yuko Tanaka

    Yuko Tanaka

    Makiko Fushimi

  6. Mitsuki Takahata

    Mitsuki Takahata

    Hirona Suzumura

  7. Akihiro Kakuta

    Akihiro Kakuta

    Shoda Fumiaki

  8. Shido Nakamura

    Shido Nakamura

    Kiyotaka Hoshikawa

  9. Ryu Morioka

    Ryu Morioka

    Kanzaki

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Lachlan Thiele

May 18, 2023

7/10

INT. COOKIE MONSTER – NIGHT Monster is the latest entry in the Kore-eda filmography (a filmography I still need to dive deeper into). Still, just like his previous films, It's a deeply personal look into a character, their motives but most importantly, how that motive affects those around them. Monster is a multi-layered beast; it retells one story from multiple perspectives giving us the whole cookie instead of just the crumbs. Usually, I'm a crumb kinda guy; I like to figure things out myself, putting them all together to get my cookie. Still, Kore-eda gives me the cookie; at points, he just hands the cookie over when instead I would have preferred the traditional 'show, don't tell' filmmaker mentality. Yet, without that one little critique Monster would have shot right up to a 4-star thanks to its standout performances from Sakura Ando as the mother and excellent direction (especially when it comes to blocking actors within a scene, yeah, I know a weird thing to point out but something I wrote down while watching) Anyway, please head out and see this one. It's worth the spoon-feeding. FADE OUT.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
friendshipjapanbullyingelementary schoolcoming of ageschoolteacher student relationshipchildhoodlgbtchildhood friendsmultiple perspectivesmasculinitykidssomberphilosophicalmother son relationshipgay themeboys' love (bl)lgbt childadoringelementary schools in japan