Monster

Struggling widow Saori (Andô Sakura) was at a loss to understand why her preteen son Minato (Sôya Kurokawa) had grown distant and difficult. Having teased out that his schoolteacher Hori (Nagayama Eita) had struck him, her pursuit of the truth would bring her stunning discoveries about her child's troubles and his relationship with his bullied bestie (Hiiragi Hinata). Affecting study from Hirokazu Koreeda co-stars Mitsuki Takahata; final score from Ryuichi Sakamoto. 126 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles: English. In Japanese with English subtitles.