2023 · 125 min · PG-13

Monster

Name: Monster
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Sakura Ando, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Eita Nagayama, Yuko Tanaka

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · Mystery, Thriller, Drama

Monster (2023) is a Mystery film, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda set during the 2020s. It runs 125 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A murder mystery, with a melancholic and contemplative tone. Themes of identity, coming of age, and friendship play out through multiple perspectives and non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Cinematography

Ryuto Kondo

Cast

Sakura AndoSoya KurokawaHinata HiiragiEita NagayamaYuko TanakaMitsuki TakahataAkihiro KakutaShido Nakamura

The world of this film

Setting

Urban

When

2020s

Premise & themes

Premise

Murder Mystery

Themes

Identity Coming Of Age Friendship

Structure

Multiple Perspectives Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

MelancholicContemplativeTense

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleChild Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

1957
12 Angry Men
New York City — 1950s
Urbandir. Sidney Lumet
2022
Broker
Busan · Seoul — 2020s
Urbandir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
2013
Like Father, Like Son
Japan — 2010s
Urbandir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
2004
Nobody Knows
Tokyo — 2000s
Urbandir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
2018
Shoplifters
Tokyo — 2010s
Urbandir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
2008
Still Walking
2000s
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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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