‘Monster’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda Measures the Weight of Bullying on Childhood Friendship in Tender But Diffuse Drama

The director’s first film made in Japan since his 2018 Palme d’Or-winning ‘Shoplifters’ applies the Rashomon effect to a story of fractured families and boys seeking connection.

five years ago, working with another writer’s script for the first time since his head-turning 1995 debut, — loss, isolation, the elusive nature of happiness and the struggles of imperfect families — viewed through a

somewhat imposing multi-perspective-esque prism. The director’s customary delicacy, compassion and sensitivity ripple through the drama, though its affecting moments of illumination are more intermittent than cumulative.

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