Monday Morning Maybe

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Moment of Terror

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1966 | 95 min | Crime, Drama

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 crime-drama fans. If you loved Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1966: an older pace and style.

When the only son of a working class woman is fatally struck by a car driven by the adulterous wife of a company president in a hit-and-run, the victim's mother changes her identity and infiltrates the couple's home to work as their maid, plotting to murder their similarly-aged son.

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 Mikio Naruse

  • Hideko TakamineKuniko, the Mother
  • Yōko TsukasaKinuko Kakinuma
  • Eitarō OzawaKakinuma
  • Daisuke KatōKawashima
  • Jin NakayamaSusumu Ogasawara
  • Toshio KurosawaKuniko's younger brother
  • Natsuko KaharaFumie
  • Kumeko UrabeHisako Kanematsu
  • Yoshio Inaba
  • Takeshi Katō