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Loups=Garous

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2010 | 99 min | Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Animation, Horror

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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, horror fans and sci-fi fans.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 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).

Virtual reality. Murder. Werewolves. And teen girls! In a future where nothing is as it seems, can old legends come true? In the near future, humans will communicate almost exclusively through monitors, making real interaction a rarefied and weak occurrence for those living in a near totalitarian society. In this new world of communication, children are only allowed to interact personally on school grounds. So when a serial killer starts slaughtering junior high children the communication routes go under further surveillance. And despite all the safeguards put in place to avoid physical interaction, the killer's latest victim turns out to have been in contact with three young girls: Tsuzki Mio, a certified prodigy; Matsuno Hatsuki, a quiet but opinionated classmate; and Kouno Ayumi, her best friend. And as the girls get caught up in trying to quell curiosity under such terrorist scrutiny, Hatsuki learns that there is much more than meets the eye of their monitored communications.

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 powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 4K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Junichi Fujisaku

  • Kanae OkiHazuki Makino (voice)
  • Hiromi IgarashiAyumi Kono (voice)
  • Marina InoueMio Tsuzuki (voice)
  • Miyuki SawashiroMyao Rei (voice)
  • Kana UetakeYuko Yabe (voice)
  • Yutaka AoyamaRiichiro Ishida (voice)
  • Eriko HirataShizue Fuwa (voice)
  • Haruo SatouAdoptive Father (voice)
  • Kiyoshi KatsunumaYuuji Nakamura (voice)
  • Kunihiro KawamotoTouji Kunugi (voice)