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Lumberjack the Monster

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Lumberjack the Monster
JapaneseKaibutsu no kikori
Directed byTakashi Miike[1]
Screenplay byHiroyoshi Koiwai[2]
Based onLumberjack the Monster
by Mayusuke Kurai
Starring
CinematographyNobuyasu Kita
Edited byNaoichiro Sagara
Music byKoji Endo
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • 1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) (Japan)[3]
Running time
118 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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]

Plot

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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

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Release

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Lumberjack 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

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  1. ^ a b c Ide, Wendy. "'Lumberjack The Monster': Tokyo Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Lumberjack The Monster". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Hadfield, James. "'Lumberjack the Monster' will talk you to death". The Japan Times. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ Ntim, Zac. "Tokyo Film Festival Sets 2023 Lineup Including 20 World Premieres And New Wim Wenders Short". Deadline. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Lumberjack the Monster". Japan Society. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
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