Monsterz Explained

Monsterz
Director:	Hideo Nakata
Producer:	Seiji Okuda
Screenplay:	Yusuke Watanabe
Based On:	Haunters
Starring:	Tatsuya Fujiwara Takayuki Yamada Satomi Ishihara
Music:	Kenji Kawai
Cinematography:	Junichiro Hayashi
Editing:	Naoko Aono
Studio:	Nippon Television Network Corporation Twins Japan
Distributor:	Warner Bros. Pictures
Runtime:	111 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese
Gross:	¥697 million (Japan)

Monsterz is a 2014 Japanese fantasy horror thriller film directed by Hideo Nakata. It is a remake of the 2010 South Korean film Haunters.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Tatsuya Fujiwara
• Takayuki Yamada
• Satomi Ishihara
• Tae Kimura
• Yutaka Matsushige
• Mina Fujii

Reception

The film has grossed ¥697 million in Japan.^[3]

In Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a rating of 3 out of 10, calling it a "feeble Japanese remake" with "no atmosphere".^[2] The Guardian was more positive, listing it as one of the best Japanese horror films.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: X-Men and Monsterz fail to stop Frozen in Japan. Kevin Ma. 2 June 2014. 10 June 2014. Film Business Asia. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211106/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/x-men-and-monsterz-fail-to-stop-frozen-in-japan. 3 March 2016.
2. Web site: Monsterz . Derek Elley. Elley. Derek. 1 June 2014. 10 June 2014. Film Business Asia. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212656/http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/monsterz. 3 March 2016.
3. Web site: Frozen momentum cooling in Japan. Kevin Ma. 19 June 2014. 21 June 2014. Film Business Asia. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221106/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/frozen-momentum-cooling-in-japan. 3 March 2016.
4. News: Billson . Anne . 2019-02-21 . Top 20 J-horror films – ranked! . 2024-05-29 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.