After Akira Ninomiya miraculously survives a brutal attack by an unknown assailant wearing a “monster mask,” he becomes fixated on finding the attacker and getting revenge.
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Film Cast:
- Akira Ninomiya: Kazuya Kamenashi
- Arashiko Toshiro: Nanao
- Emi Kagemi: Riho Yoshioka
- Noboru Inui: Kiyohiko Shibukawa
- Kuro Sugitani: Shota Sometani
- Takeshi Kenmochi: Shido Nakamura
- …: Reon Yuzuki
- …: Minosuke
- …: Keisuke Horibe
- …: Masayuki Deai
- …: Chigusa Yasuzawa
- …: Tomohiko Imai
- …: Ariei Umefune
- …: Katsuya Kobayashi
- …: Ryushin Tei
- …: Kentaro Furuyama
- …: Asuka Hamaru
- …: Hinami Mori
- …: Yasushi Kimura
- …: Masatoshi Kihara
Film Crew:
- Director: Takashi Miike
- Novel: Mayusuke Kurai
- Executive Producer: Hiroyoshi Koiwai
- Original Music Composer: Koji Endo
- Producer: Shigeji Maeda
- Producer: Misako Saka
- Cinematography: Nobuyasu Kita
- Editor: Naoichiro Sagara
- Production Design: Akira Sakamoto
- Makeup Effects: Tomo Hyakutake
- Makeup & Hair: Keisuke Sakai
- Sound Recordist: Jun Nakamura
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Kaori Ohtagaki
- Gaffer: Yûta Shibata
- Line Producer: Tomoyuki Imai
Movie Reviews:
- MovieGuys: Its rare to come across a uniquely slick crime thriller which is why Lumberjack The monster, is so impressive.
- Its coldly calculating tones, established early on, are oh so gradually supplanted by an inexplicably warm humanism. Evil can indeed be made but also un-made. Leaving the viewer sympathising with the perpetrator of wicked acts, as much as the victim.
- Characterisations are sophisticated but subdued which fits perfectly with the understated tone of the this film and whilst the story rambles a little, at times, it comes together gratifyingly.
- In summary, this is a compelling watch that’s craftily clever and on a certain level, inexplicably moving. For my money, a must watch.
