• Director(s)

    Hirokazu Koreeda

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    127m

  • Cast

    Sakura Andō, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi

Film

Monster

discrimination, domestic abuse, suicide references, sex references

A woman seeks answers from her son's school after noticing worrying changes in his behaviour in this Japanese coming of age drama which sensitively and thoughtfully handles themes of sexuality and domestic abuse.…

A woman seeks answers from her son's school after noticing worrying changes in his behaviour in this Japanese coming of age drama which sensitively and thoughtfully handles themes of sexuality and domestic abuse.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

injury detail

suicide and self-harm

dangerous behaviour

  • Director(s)

    Hirokazu Koreeda

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    127m

  • Cast

    Sakura Andō, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi

discrimination, domestic abuse, suicide references, sex references
Classified Date:
11/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Picturehouse Entertainment
violence
A man drags his son into the house and beats him off-screen because of his sexuality. The boy is subsequently discovered fully clothed and unconscious in a bathtub with dark bruises across his back. A character grabs a colleague and pushes him against the wall. A teacher faces allegations of physically assaulting a child, including twisting his arm and hitting him. He is also accused of directing cruel remarks towards a student. However, it emerges that these allegations are false.
threat and horror
Characters search for a missing child during a storm.
language
Mild bad language ('crap', 'piss') occurs, as well as very mild bad language ('hell', 'butt').
sex
A woman tells her boyfriend they cannot have sex without a condom, however, he initially jokes that they will be fine without one. Milder references include those that discuss a character visiting a ‘hostess bar’.
discrimination
A gay boy tells his friend that his father believes he has a disease that should be ‘cured’. Characters are subjected to homophobic bullying from their classmates for showing affection to one another.
injury detail
A character wears a slightly blood-stained bandage over his ear. Blood drips from a boy’s nostrils onto the floor following an accident.
suicide and self-harm
An adult character prepares to take his own life in public, however, he stops himself from doing so. A boy suddenly throws himself out of a moving car amid struggles over his sexuality. He subsequently receives medical treatment and is shown with scratches across his limbs.
dangerous behaviour
A child uses a lighter to set fire to a dead cat, however, his friend quickly extinguishes it and his behaviour is clearly disapproved of. There are also references to a child being responsible for a possible arson attack.
theme
References are made to a child dying in a tragic car accident. A grieving child discusses the concept of rebirth following his father’s death. The theme of bereavement is dealt with sensitively.
discrimination, domestic abuse, suicide references, sex references
Classified Date:
20/03/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Picturehouse Entertainment
violence
A man drags his son into the house and beats him off-screen because of his sexuality. The boy is subsequently discovered fully clothed and unconscious in a bathtub with dark bruises across his back. A character grabs a colleague and pushes him against the wall. A teacher faces allegations of physically assaulting a child, including twisting his arm and hitting him. He is also accused of directing cruel remarks towards a student. However, it emerges that these allegations are false.
threat and horror
Characters search for a missing child during a storm.
language
Mild bad language ('crap', 'piss') occurs, as well as very mild bad language ('hell', 'butt').
sex
A woman tells her boyfriend they cannot have sex without a condom, however, he initially jokes that they will be fine without one. Milder references include those that discuss a character visiting a ‘hostess bar’.
discrimination
A gay boy tells his friend that his father believes he has a disease that should be ‘cured’. Characters are subjected to homophobic bullying from their classmates for showing affection to one another.
injury detail
A character wears a slightly blood-stained bandage over his ear. Blood drips from a boy’s nostrils onto the floor following an accident.
suicide and self-harm
An adult character prepares to take his own life in public, however, he stops himself from doing so. A boy suddenly throws himself out of a moving car amid struggles over his sexuality. He subsequently receives medical treatment and is shown with scratches across his limbs.
dangerous behaviour
A child uses a lighter to set fire to a dead cat, however, his friend quickly extinguishes it and his behaviour is clearly disapproved of. There are also references to a child being responsible for a possible arson attack.
theme
References are made to a child dying in a tragic car accident. A grieving child discusses the concept of rebirth following his father’s death. The theme of bereavement is dealt with sensitively.
Classified Date:
20/03/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Picturehouse Entertainment
Classified Date:
24/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Picturehouse Entertainment
Classified Date:
15/04/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Picturehouse Entertainment
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Picturehouse Entertainment
Classified Date:
11/04/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Picturehouse Entertainment

  • Classified date

    20/03/2024

  • Language

    Japanese