Lumberjack the Monster / Kaibutsu no Kikori

Lumberjack the Monster

Synopsis : Akira Ninomiya is a remorseless lawyer who doesn’t hesitate to eliminate anyone who stands in his way. One night he is brutally attacked by an unknown assailant wearing a “monster mask.” Although he miraculously survives the assault, he becomes fixated on finding the attacker and getting revenge.


Festival History : Sitges Film Festival, 2023


Director : Takashi Miike
Producer : Shigeji Maeda,Misako Saka
Screenplay : Hiroyoshi Koiwai
DOP : Nobuyasu Kita
Editor : Naoichirô Sagara
Cast : Kazuya Kamenashi, Nanao, Riho Yoshioka


Takashi Miike

Takashi Miike is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over 100 theatrical, video and television productions since 1991. Awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at Rotterdam in 2000, and has been nominated for the Palme d’Or twice at Cannes in 2011 and in 2013. In 2010 he won the Future Film Festival Digital Award at the Venice International Film Festival and was also nominated for the Golden Lion in 2007 and 2010.

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