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Seen it?1997 | 103 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Koki Mitani
- Toshiaki KarasawaManabu Kudo
- Kyoka SuzukiMiyako Suzuki
- Masahiko NishimuraTatsuhiko Ushijima
- Keiko TodaNokko Senbon
- Toshiyuki HosokawaJo Hamamura
- Jun InoueHiromitsu Hirose
- Takehiko OnoBen Noda
- Kaoru OkunukiSumiko Nagai
- Moro MorookaBucky
- Yoshimasa KondoShiro Suzuki