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Lumberjack the Monster
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Lumberjack the Monster

2023-12-01 · 119 min · ★ 6.3

Drama · Thriller · Crime · Horror

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 KamenashiKazuya KamenashiAkira Ninomiya
NanaoNanaoArashiko Toshiro
Riho YoshiokaRiho YoshiokaEmi Kagemi
Kiyohiko ShibukawaKiyohiko ShibukawaNoboru Inui
Shota SometaniShota SometaniKuro Sugitani
Shidou NakamuraShidou NakamuraTakeshi Kenmochi
Reon YuzukiReon Yuzuki
MinosukeMinosuke
Keisuke HoribeKeisuke HoribeHirose
Masayuki DeaiMasayuki Deai
Chigusa Yasuzawa
Tomohiko Imai
Ariei UmefuneAriei Umefune
Katsuya KobayashiKatsuya Kobayashi
Ryushin TeiRyushin Tei
Kentaro Furuyama
Asuka Hamaru
Hinami MoriHinami Mori
Yasushi KimuraYasushi Kimura
Masatoshi KiharaMasatoshi Kihara

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