Monday Morning Maybe

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Eros + Massacre

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1969 | 216 min | Drama, Romance, History

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
Right up the alley of anyone who loves backroom deals and speeches and romantics. Power and ambition drive every scene. Same wavelength as In the Realm of the Senses or The Wind Rises.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Long and immersive, at 3 hr 36 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 3 hr 36 min.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
  • Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

Two interwoven stories. The first is a biography of anarchist Sakae Osugi which follows his relationship with three women in the 1920s. The second centers around two 1960s students researching Osugi's theories.

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 10K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Yoshishige Yoshida

  • Mariko OkadaNoe Ito / Mako Ito
  • Toshiyuki HosokawaSakae Osugi
  • Yūko KusunokiItsuko Masaoka
  • Etsushi TakahashiJun Tsuji
  • Masako YagiYasuko Hori
  • Taiko ShinbashiChiyoko
  • Kazuko InanoAkiko Hiraga
  • Kinji MatsuedaToshihiko Sakai
  • Takehiko TakagiHiroshi Okumura
  • Yoshisada SakaguchiAraya Kimura