Monday Morning Maybe

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The Deer King

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2021 | 113 min | Animation, Drama, Adventure, Fantasy

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 fantasy fans, adventure fans and animation lovers. If you loved Bridge to Terabithia, start here.
The mood
Emotional (bring tissues).
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Following a brutal war, former soldier Van toils in a mine controlled by the ruling empire. One day, his solitary existence is upended when a pack of wild dogs carrying a deadly and incurable disease attack, leaving only Van and a young girl named Yuna as survivors. Finally free, the pair seek out a simple existence in the countryside but are pursued by nefarious forces. Intent on protecting Yuna at all costs, Van must uncover the true cause of the plague ravaging the kingdom—and its possible cure.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 14K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Masayuki Miyaji, Masashi Ando

  • Shinichi TsutsumiVan (voice)
  • Ryoma TakeuchiHohsalle (voice)
  • Anne WatanabeSae (voice)
  • Hisui KimuraYuna (voice)
  • Yoshito YasuharaTourim (voice)
  • Tessyo GendaKing Akafa (voice)
  • Tomomichi NishimuraKenoi (voice)
  • Toru SakuraiMakokan (voice)
  • Shinshu FujiOrphan (voice)
  • Atsushi AbeYotaru (voice)