Monday Morning Maybe

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2021 | 126 min | Crime, Drama

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 crime-drama fans. If you loved 25th Hour or The Asphalt Jungle, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 6 min.
What might put you off
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Mikami, an ex-yakuza of middle age with most of his life in prison, gets released after serving 13 years of sentence for murder. Hoping to find his long lost mother, from whom he was separated as a child, he applies for a TV show and meets a young TV director Tsunoda. Meanwhile, he struggles to get a proper job and fit into society. His impulsive, adamant nature and ingrained beliefs cause friction in his relationship with Tsunoda and those who want to help him.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsBelow par

    6 wins and 6 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 15K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Miwa Nishikawa

  • Koji YakushoMikami Masao
  • Taiga NakanoTsunoda Ryutaro
  • Masami NagasawaYoshizawa Haruka
  • Isao HashizumeShoji Tsutomu
  • Rokkaku SeijiMatsumoto Ryosuke
  • Yukiya KitamuraIguchi Hisatoshi
  • Narumi YasudaNishio Kumiko
  • Meiko KajiShoji Atsuko
  • HakuryuShimoinaba Akimasa
  • Midoriko KimuraShimoinaba Masuko