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Seen it?2004 | 86 min | Drama, Thriller, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing and romantics. If you loved Leave Her to Heaven, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A young man awakens in the hospital after an accident wipes his memory. Fascinated by a textbook full of drawings of dissections, Hiroshi is drawn to medical school. There he catches the eye of a fellow student, but it's another who becomes his obsession: the dead woman on the cadaver table.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto
- Tadanobu AsanoHiroshi Takagi
- Nami TsukamotoRyoko Ooyama
- KikiIkumi
- Kazuyoshi KushidaHiroshi's Father
- LilyHiroshi's Mother
- Hana KinoMrs. Ooyama
- Go RijuDr. Nakai
- Jun KunimuraMr. Ooyama
- Ittoku KishibeDr. Kashiwabuchi
- Masato Tsujioka