Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
Seen it?2008 | 100 min | 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
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer Shundei Oe, considered by him to be the master of manipulation.
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 5K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Barbet Schroeder
- Benoît MagimelAlex Fayard
- Lika MinamotoTamao
- Gen ShimaokaKen Honda
- Ryo IshibashiRyuji Mogi
- Shun SugataInspecteur Fuji
- Fukui TomonobuMr. Awase
- Kazuhiko NishimuraInspecteur Matsumoto
- Reika KirishimaKumiko
- Kazuki TsujimotoShundei Oe
- Maurice BénichouL'agent d'Alex Fayard