Monster
“Are they the ones we dream of, or the ones we fail to see among us?”
After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
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Cast
18 people
Sakura Ando
Saori Mugino
Known for
Shoplifters
Godzilla Minus One
Soya Kurokawa
Minato Mugino
Known for
Kokuho
Hinata Hiiragi
Yori Hoshikawa
Also in
Don't Call It Mystery
Sheep in the Box
Eita Nagayama
Michitoshi Hori
Known for
Memories of Matsuko
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Yuko Tanaka
Makiko Fushimi
Known for
Princess Mononoke
Tales from Earthsea
Mitsuki Takahata
Hirona Suzumura
Known for
Napping Princess
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
Akihiro Kakuta
Shoda Fumiaki
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Shidou Nakamura
Kiyotaka Hoshikawa
Known for
Death Note
Letters from Iwo Jima
Ryu Morioka
Kanzaki
Known for
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Suspect X
Daisuke Kuroda
Shinagawa
Known for
Kamen Rider Black Sun
Shin Godzilla
Ayu Kitaura
Mariko Yajima
Known for
Nobody Knows
Haruto Kobayashi
Taisho Kamata
Also in
GO HOME ~Cops for the Lost~
Hirokazu Kore-eda Director · Yuji Sakamoto Screenplay Ryuichi Sakamoto Composer
United States release November 22, 2023 · Produced in Japan · Production Fuji Television Network, AOI Pro.
Production
TOHO
Production · Distribution
Fuji Television Network
Production
AOI Pro.
Production
BUN-BUKU
Production
GAGA Corporation
Production · Distribution
AOI Promotion
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
怪物
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
France · May 17, 2023
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Japan · June 2, 2023
Theatrical
United States · November 22, 2023
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · February 27, 2024
Digital
United States
October 16, 2023 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 31, 2023 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
December 1, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
April 16, 2024 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
June 7, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
American Samoa
February 26, 2024 · Digital
Argentina
November 30, 2023 · Limited theatrical · The Cannes Film Week (Gaumont)
Australia
August 3, 2023 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
September 21, 2023 · Premiere · Darwin International Film Festival
November 3, 2023 · Premiere · Melbourne Queer Film Festival
May 9, 2024 · Theatrical
July 17, 2024 · Physical
Belgium
January 10, 2024 · Premiere · Japan-Square Film Festival
Brazil
October 8, 2023 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
November 30, 2023 · Theatrical
March 1, 2024 · Digital · Telecine
September 15, 2024 · Physical
Canada
December 8, 2023 · Theatrical
March 12, 2024 · Digital
Czechia
June 30, 2023 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Estonia
April 4, 2024 · Limited theatrical
France
December 27, 2023 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 161171
Germany
March 21, 2024 · Theatrical
Guam
February 27, 2024 · Digital
Hong Kong SAR China
June 22, 2023 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 14, 2023 · Digital
India
October 28, 2023 · Premiere · Jio MAMI Film Festival
Indonesia
November 12, 2023 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema Week
November 19, 2023 · Premiere · Japanese Film Festival
November 30, 2023 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
January 3, 2024 · Theatrical
April 25, 2026 · Limited theatrical · KlikFilm Matinee
Ireland
March 15, 2024 · Digital
Israel
September 12, 2024 · Theatrical
Italy
August 22, 2024 · Theatrical
Japan
February 21, 2024 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Lithuania
March 3, 2024 · Premiere · LNOBT
March 28, 2024 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 7, 2023 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 18, 2024 · Theatrical
Northern Mariana Islands
February 27, 2024 · Digital
Philippines
October 11, 2023 · Theatrical
Poland
October 5, 2023 · Premiere · Kids Kino International Film Festival
March 8, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival ZOOM – ZBLIŻENIA
May 17, 2024 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 7, 2024 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
February 27, 2024 · Digital
Singapore
June 22, 2023 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 7, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
November 29, 2023 · Theatrical
Spain
September 29, 2023 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 22, 2023 · Theatrical
Taiwan
July 7, 2023 · Theatrical
Thailand
September 14, 2023 · Theatrical
U.S. Virgin Islands
February 27, 2024 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 4, 2023 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
March 8, 2024 · Theatrical
Vietnam
July 21, 2023 · Theatrical
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