Lumberjack the Monster

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

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

Release

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

  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.