Monster
Alternative title: Kaibutsu

Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu

As her young son Minato begins behaving strangely, his mother senses something amiss. Upon discovering a teacher's involvement, she confronts the school, demanding answers.
Monster is a masterfully structured Japanese drama that reveals the same events from shifting perspectives until assumptions about guilt, bullying and friendship begin to collapse. Hirokazu Kore-eda directs with extraordinary empathy, and the young performances make the final emotional revelation especially powerful.

Monster

Alternative title: Kaibutsu

Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu

As her young son Minato begins behaving strangely, his mother senses something amiss. Upon discovering a teacher's involvement, she confronts the school, demanding answers.

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Monster is a masterfully structured Japanese drama that reveals the same events from shifting perspectives until assumptions about guilt, bullying and friendship begin to collapse. Hirokazu Kore-eda directs with extraordinary empathy, and the young performances make the final emotional revelation especially powerful.