Takashi Miike, best known for the feature films Audition, Ichi the Killer, and 13 Assassins, is set to return with ‘Kaibutsu no Kikori (Lumberjack the Monster)’. Warner Bros. Pictures Japan released the first trailer for the film, which sees a psychopath set against a serial killer as violence escalates.
The film will be released in Japan on Friday, December 1, 2023.
Synopsis: A serial killer who wears the mask of the monster from the picture book “The Monster Woodcutter” and robs people of their brains. The name of lawyer Akira Ninomiya, the only man the criminal failed to kill, comes up in the investigation. In reality, Ninomiya was a cold-blooded, ruthless psychopath who was willing to commit murder to achieve his goals. The police are doing everything in their power to investigate, and Ninomiya is aiming to strike back against the criminal. Who will get to the truth first? Psychopath VS Serial Killer…This madness won’t stop until the shocking ending!! The crazier ones survive!?
Lumberjack the Monster features a cast that includes Kazuya Kamenashi, Nanao, Riho Yoshioka, Reon Yuzuki, Minorsuke, Keisuke Horibe, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Shota Sometani, and Shido Nakamura.
