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Seen it?2005 | 117 min | Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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
- If you count yourself among armchair detectives and anyone who likes to be kept guessing, this one's for you. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
The lives of a young cop, a sanitation worker and a brooding pharmacist violently intersect on a bus that's hijacked by a suicidal political flunky, then cross paths again months later.
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 powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sang-il Lee
- Ryo KaseShingo
- Joe OdagiriTetsu Katsurai
- Chiaki KuriyamaSaki Fujimura
- Ken MitsuishiChief Shimada
- Yoshiyuki MorishitaNurse Sato
- Tetsushi TanakaBus Hijacker
- Kaoru MizukiSaki's Mother
- Sawa SuzukiMisa Aikawa
- Tatsuo YamadaMamoru Kutsui
- Akira EmotoDetective Yabuta