ID 1358782952 Monster (2023) (Blu-ray) (Deluxe Edition) (Japan Version)
Director Kore-eda Hirokazu and screenwriter Sakamoto Yuji collaborate for the first time for the film Monster, which won Best Screenplay and the Queer Palm at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. Sensitive, multi-layered and deeply human, Monster employs a Rashomon-like structure to gradually reveal the different experiences and perspectives of various characters, and the complex inner world of the precocious boys at the heart of the story. Child actors Kurokawa Soya and Hiiragi Hinata are surrounded by an all-star ensemble cast that includes Japan Academy Prize Best Actress winner Ando Sakura, Nagayama Eita, Takahata Mitsuki, Nakamura Shido and legendary actress Tanaka Yuko. The film features music by legendary composer Sakamoto Ryuichi.Single mother Saori (Ando Sakura) is concerned about her son Minato (Kurokawa Soya), who has been behaving erratically. After hearing something upsetting about Minato's homeroom teacher (Nagayama Eita), she goes to his school to address t