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Monster (2023)
Monster (2023): Watch Online in Japanese
| Movie | Monster |
| Real Name | 怪物 |
| Rating | 8.1 |
| Duration | 125 Min |
| Aired | 2023-06-02 |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Subtitle | N/a |
| Quality | Bluray |
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Sources
Countries
Japan
Genres
Tags
BullyingComing of ageSchoolTeacher student relationshipLgbtMultiple perspectivesMother son relationshipGay themeKidsBoys' love (bl)Lgbt child
Directors
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Stars
Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Yûko Tanaka, Mitsuki Takahata
Writers
Yuji Sakamoto
Companies
TOHO, Fuji Television Network, AOI Pro., BUN-BUKU, GAGA Corporation
Taglines
Are they the ones we dream of, or the ones we fail to see among us?
Description
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 going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher, and child, the truth gradually emerges.
Review
Author: lachlanthiele
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.