Monday Morning Maybe

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1995 | 74 min | Animation, Family, 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 families. If you loved The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 14 min.
What might put you off
  • No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

This is a story of a girl born with a bad leg. Ritsuko longs to go to school and make lots of friends, but this proves as not so easy. Her mother is very protective of her, and she is teased by her classmates, because of her disability. Will she manage to keep her smile?

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted

  • 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 Mei Kato

  • Rika MitaraiRitsuko Hanauchi
  • Fumi DanMichiko Tanaka (voice)
  • Goro NoguchiIshibashi (voice)
  • SayuriEiko Hanauchi (voice)
  • Aruno TaharaToru Hanauchi (voice)
  • Tamao HayashiIshida Shinobu (voice)
  • Kanako NakatakeSakiko Oka (voice)
  • Yumi SeinoMikiko (voice)