

Lumberjack the Monster
2023-12-01 · 119 min · ★ 6.3
A self-proclaimed psychopath, coldblooded lawyer Ninomiya becomes obsessed with stopping an ax-wielding serial killer who's made him their next target.
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- Directors
- Takashi Miike
- Production companies
- OLM, Warner Bros. Japan, avex pictures, J Storm, KDDI, WOWOW, Open Culture Entertainment, Universal Music Japan, GYAO, Nippon Broadcasting System, Lawson, Movie Walker, UUUM
- Countries
- Japan, Hong Kong
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Kazuya KamenashiAkira Ninomiya
NanaoArashiko Toshiro
Riho YoshiokaEmi Kagemi
Kiyohiko ShibukawaNoboru Inui
Shota SometaniKuro Sugitani
Shidou NakamuraTakeshi Kenmochi
Reon Yuzuki
Minosuke
Keisuke HoribeHirose
Masayuki Deai
Ariei Umefune
Katsuya Kobayashi
Ryushin Tei
Hinami Mori
Yasushi Kimura
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