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Monster (Japanese: 怪物, romanized: Kaibutsu) is a 2023 Japanese psychological dramatic mystery thriller film directed and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda from a screenplay written by Yuji Sakamoto. It stars Sakura Andō as a mother who confronts a teacher after noticing disturbing changes in her son's behavior. [5]
Jun 2, 2023 · Monster: Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu. With Sakura Andô, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi. A mother demands answers from her son's teacher when her son begins acting strangely.
Nov 22, 2023 · At first, the Japanese juvie drama “Monster” seems to be a tragedy about a troubled, maybe dangerous, pre-teen. Little things about Minato Mugino ( Soya Kurokawa) stand out to his single mom, Saori ( Sakura Ando ), like a new haircut and a cut over Minato’s right ear.
Nov 22, 2023 · When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's...
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- Drama, Mystery & Thriller
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May 17, 2023 · The director’s first film made in Japan since his 2018 Palme d’Or-winning ‘Shoplifters’ applies the Rashomon effect to a story of fractured families and boys seeking connection.
Mar 14, 2024 · Louis Chilton speaks to award-winning filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda about his powerful new film ‘Monster’, which follows two young schoolboys who find themselves drawn to each other.
May 19, 2023 · "Monster," the latest film from director Hirokazu Kore-eda premiering at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, is not a horror movie, but it's not just the title that seems to edge into that...
Dec 1, 2023 · In the days between a nighttime fire that consumes a building, and a monsoon hitting a mountain hideaway, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Monster” braids a tale in which the most consequential and...
Mar 14, 2024 · Midway through Monster, the tonic of a new film from Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, a school principal offers a cynical life lesson. “What actually happened doesn’t matter,” she...
May 17, 2023 · By Peter Debruge. Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival. In film after film, from “Nobody Knows” to “Shoplifters,” Japanese master Kore-eda Hirokazu has proven himself to be among the medium’s...
