In a Closed Snowy Mountain Villa
Seen it?2024 | 109 min | Crime, Mystery
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
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Kazuyuki Kuga aspires to become an actor. He auditions for the lead role in a theater company's next work. Among the 300 people who take part in that audition, only 7 people are selected for a final audition round. Kazuyuki Kuga is among the final 7 participants. These 7 people then travel to a snowy mountain villa and stay there for 4 days to take the final audition. By the director's orders, all contact with the outside world are not allowed. Soon, the participants begin to disappear one by one.
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
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ken Iizuka
- Daiki ShigeokaKazuyuki Kuga
- Ayami NakajoTakako Nakanishi
- Amane OkayamaYoshio Tadokoro
- Nanase NishinoYurie Motomura
- Mayu HottaAtsuko Kasahara
- Junki TozukaKyosuke Amamiya
- Aoi MorikawaMasami Asakura
- Shotaro MamiyaYuichi Honda