Monday Morning Maybe

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Love for Beginners

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2012 | 121 min | Romance, Comedy

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 and anyone who wants a laugh.
The mood
Light and funny, romantic.
The pace
Breezy, at 2 hr 1 min.
What might put you off
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Hibino Tsubaki is a young teenage girl with a talent for styling other people's hair. Yet, Tsubaki suffers from low self-esteem and isn't very comfortable styling her own hair. She also has a tendency to dress old-fashioned. She's teased at high school because of this. One day, popular male student Tsubaki Kyota targets Tsubaki for teasing. Tsubaki Kyota holds sway over the entire classroom and is quite a playboy. Inexplicably they fall in love. Meanwhile, Tsubaki Kyota has commitment issues...

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 Takeshi Furusawa

  • Emi TakeiTsubaki Hibino
  • Tori MatsuzakaKyouta Tsubaki
  • Fumino KimuraNana
  • Sho AoyagiHananoi
  • Kento YamazakiNishiki Hasegawa
  • Yua ShinkawaSakura Hibino
  • Rin TakanashiArisa Yamauchi
  • Erina DawkinsMisaki
  • Reiko FujiwaraKana
  • Taiko Katono