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Seen it?1970 | 82 min | Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
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 crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved New Jack City, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 22 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1970: an older pace and style.
Two Japanese men help a Vietnam war deserter escape from Japan for Sweden. They plan to fund the escape by selling LSD pills. After word of the drug deal gets spread around they find themselves fending off rival gangs.
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
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe
- Meiko KajiMaya
- Tatsuya FujiNobo
- Noriko KurosawaEma
- Bunjaku HanYuri
- Mako IchikawaSarii
- Masami MakiYuka
- Yuka OhashiRemi
- Takama SariJun
- Toshiya YamanoCharlie
- Eiji GōSakura