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.[1] The film stars Kazuya Kamenashi as a lawyer seeking violent revenge on a masked serial killer.[3]
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| Japanese | Kaibutsu no kikori |
| Directed by | Takashi Miike[1] |
| Screenplay by | Hiroyoshi Koiwai[2] |
| 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 |
Plot
editThe police investigate a series of murders and discover a connection to a group of children abducted and implanted with neurochips 31 years earlier.
Cast
edit- 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
editLumberjack the Monster first screened on October 13, 2023, in the Òrbita section of the Sitges Film Festival.[2] The film debuted in Japan on October 26, 2023, at the Tokyo International Film Festival, followed by a wide release on December 1, 2023.[1][4][3] 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.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Ide, Wendy. "'Lumberjack The Monster': Tokyo Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Lumberjack The Monster". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ a b c 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.