BAKA's Identity
Seen it?2025 | 130 min | Crime, 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
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
To get by, Takuya and Mamoru pose as women in an online scheme, but when they try to leave this life, they must rely on their dangerous mentor for help.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$21K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Koto Nagata
- Takumi KitamuraTakuya Matsumoto
- Yuta HayashiMamoru Kakizaki
- Go AyanoKenshi Kajitani
- Mizuki YamashitaKisara
- Yuma YamotoHaruto Egawa
- Haruka KinamiYuika
- Kazuya TanabeJoji Ichioka
- Gôichi MineHideto Sato
- Masaki KajiKaizuka
- Yuya MatsuuraToshio Maeda