Monday Morning Maybe

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Poppy

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1935 | 72 min | Drama, Romance

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why 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 romantics.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 12 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1935: an older pace and style.

Fujio is beautiful, talented, well-heeled, and engaged to up-and-coming diplomat Munechika. She has promised him a gold watch, a family heirloom, as an emblem of their engagement. However, she becomes enamoured with Ono, a student employed to tutor her in English, who is attracted by her beauty and wealth. Ono himself is bound by an engagement to Sayoko, daughter of his mentor, Professor Inoue.

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 Kenji Mizoguchi

  • Yukichi IwataTomotaka Inoue
  • Kasuke KoizumiLand owner
  • Kuniko MiyakeFujio Kono
  • Daijiro NatsukawaHajime Munechika
  • Tōichirō NegishiAsai
  • Ayako NijoItoko
  • Kazuyoshi TakedaKingo Kono
  • Mitsugu TerashimaMunechika's father
  • Ichirō TsukidaSeizo Ono
  • Yōko UmemuraFujio's mother