Film · 2023
Monster
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · starring Sakura Ando and Mitsuki Takahata
- 2 h 6 min
- PG
- Drama · Thriller
Japan
- Released in the UK 15 February 2024
- 7.8 Users2 votes
Synopsis
A furious mother wants some answers from a school teacher when her son Minato starts acting in a very strange way. Minato's mother feels something's not right and discovers that the person responsible for everything that's going on with her child is because of the teacher.
The worry mother goes to her kid's school to get answers and find out what's going on. But truth will come out step by step when we start to discover the story from the eyes of the mother, Minato and the teacher, who's the moster?
The single mother also works as a teacher and lives in the suburbs with her only son. The woman have suffered bullying from her students during the last few years and has always tried to live a tranquile life apart from the rebel young students that try to make her life miserable.
After a school fight, nothing will be the same. One morning, the children disappear during a storm with no trace and nobody knows where to find them. Everyone is a suspect.
'Monster' is directed by Hirokazu Koreeda and written by Yûji Sakamoto. It's cast is starred by Sakura Ando (Saori), Eita Nagayama (Hori), Soya Kurokawa (Minato), Hinata Hiiragi (Eri), Mitsuki Takahata (Hirona), Akihiro Kakuta (Shoda), Shido Nakamura (Kiyotaka) and Yuko Tanaka (Fushimi), among others.
Where to watch Monster
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The essentials
- Runtime
- 126 min2 hours and 6 minutes
- Rating
- PGParental guidance
- How long is Monster?
- 2 hours and 6 minutes (126 minutes).
- When was Monster released in the UK?
- It was released in the UK on 15 February 2024.
- Who directed Monster?
- Hirokazu Kore-eda.
- Who is in Monster?
- It stars Sakura Ando and Mitsuki Takahata.
- Where can I watch Monster?
- In the UK you can watch it on rent on Prime Video.
Cast
Full cast (10)- Director
- Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Music
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Producers
- Minami Ichikawa, Genki Kawamura
Videos and trailers
See the videoPhotos and posters
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