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Seen it?2007 | 120 min | Documentary
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
- A natural pick for spy-story fans and politics junkies. Nobody is quite who they seem. Power and ambition drive every scene.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party? This cinema-verite documentary closely follows a heated election campaign in Kawasaki, Japan, revealing the true nature of "democracy."
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
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kazuhiro Soda
- Kazuhiko YamauchiHimself
- Junichiro KoizumiHimself
- Seiko HashimotoSelf
- Nobuteru IshiharaSelf
- Yoriko KawaguchiSelf
- Fumio MochidaSelf
- Daishiro YamagiwaSelf