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Monster

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

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Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Starring Sakura Ando · Soya Kurokawa · Hinata Hiiragi
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After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.

Theatrical
Dec 1, 2023
Digital
Feb 27, 2024
Director
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Writer
Yuji Sakamoto
Producers
Kenji Yamada, Genki Kawamura, Tatsuya Shimada
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Studio
TOHO, Fuji Television Network, AOI Pro., BUN-BUKU, GAGA Corporation
Original Title
怪物
Original Language
Japanese
Keywords
japan friendship bullying elementary school coming of age school teacher student relationship childhood lgbt childhood friends multiple perspectives masculinity kids complex mother son relationship gay theme boys' love (bl) lgbt child dramatic critical witty tragic
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Cast

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Sakura Ando
Saori Mugino
S
Soya Kurokawa
Minato Mugino
H
Hinata Hiiragi
Yori Hoshikawa
E
Eita Nagayama
Michitoshi Hori
Y
Yuko Tanaka
Makiko Fushimi
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Mitsuki Takahata
Hirona Suzumura
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Akihiro Kakuta
Shoda Fumiaki
S
Shido Nakamura
Kiyotaka Hoshikawa
R
Ryu Morioka
Kanzaki
D
Daisuke Kuroda
Shinagawa
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Ayu Kitaura
Mariko Yajima
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Shiyun Nakamura
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Kayo Noro
Satomi Hirohashi

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