Monday Morning Maybe

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The Pit of Death

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1968 | 78 min | Horror, Thriller, 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, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, start here.
The mood
Scary, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 18 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1968: an older pace and style.

Kuramoto, who works for a large trading company, is a skilled employee who is well-liked by the company president. He is engaged to an employee named Nishino Etsuko, but he used her for his own career advancement and kills her so that he can marry the company president's daughter. When Kuramoto returns from his honeymoon with his new wife, Etsuko's brother shows up in search of the whereabouts of his missing sister.

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 Kōji Shima

  • Mikio NaritaHaruo Kuramoto
  • Mako SanjōMidori Yukawa
  • Mayumi NagisaEtsuko Nishino
  • Eiji FunakoshiFumio Nishino
  • Yūzō HayakawaSakabe
  • Mariko FukuharaHanako
  • Yukiko TsuyamaNamiko
  • Mari AtsumiReceptionist
  • Mitsuko TanakaNatsuko Fukuhara
  • Akihiko KatayamaYasuhara