| Lumberjack the Monster | |
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| Japanese | Kaibutsu no kikori |
| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
| Screenplay by | Hiroyoshi Koiwai |
| Based on | Lumberjack the Monster by Mayusuke Kurai |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nobuyasu Kita |
| Edited by | Naoichiro Sagara |
| Music by | Koji Endo |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Lumberjack the Monster (怪物の木こり, Kaibutsu no kikori) is a 2023 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Miike based on the 2019 Mayusuke Kurai novel of the same name. The film stars Kazuya Kamenashi as a lawyer seeking violent revenge on a masked serial killer.
Plot
The police investigate a series of murders and discover a connection to a group of children abducted and implanted with neurochips 31 years earlier.
Cast
- Kazuya Kamenashi as Akira Ninomiya
- Nanao as forensic profiler Ranko Toshiro
- Kiyohiko Shibukawa as a detective who works with Ranko
- Shido Nakamura as a murder suspect
- Riho Yoshioka as Akira's fiancée
- Shota Sometani as Sugitani, a doctor who is allied with Akira
Release
Lumberjack the Monster first screened on October 13, 2023, in the Òrbita section of the Sitges Film Festival. The film debuted in Japan on October 26, 2023, at the Tokyo International Film Festival, followed by a wide release on December 1, 2023. The film screened in North America on May 6, 2024, in conjunction with the Tribeca Festival Escape from Tribeca program ahead of a Netflix release on June 1, 2024.
References
- ^ Ide, Wendy. "'Lumberjack The Monster': Tokyo Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Lumberjack The Monster". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Hadfield, James. "'Lumberjack the Monster' will talk you to death". The Japan Times. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- Ntim, Zac. "Tokyo Film Festival Sets 2023 Lineup Including 20 World Premieres And New Wim Wenders Short". Deadline. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- "Lumberjack the Monster". Japan Society. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- Navarro, Megan (11 April 2024). "'Lumberjack the Monster' – Takashi Miike's Serial Killer vs Psychopath Thriller Heads to Netflix This Summer". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 31 May 2024.