Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s new movie ‘Monster’ unveiled, as Gaga, Toho set June 2023 Launch – Deadline

Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-Eda appears set for a return to the worldwide pageant circuit in 2023 following the announcement that he has been quietly engaged on a brand new movie titled Monster, which is now in post-production.

The director’s long-time distributor Gaga Company introduced the movie on Friday, saying it could be co-distributing the work with Toho.

The brand new movie is predicated on a screenplay by Yuji Sakamoto, the prolific TV author whose widespread reveals embody Mom, The Greatest Divorce and A Girl in addition to the 2021 hit function I Fell in Love Like a Flower Bouquet.

“The 2, who share the mutual respect to one another, work for the primary time collectively,” mentioned Gaga of the brand new collaboration.

It’s the primary time, Kore-Eda has directed from one other author’s screenplay since his 1995 function directorial debut Maborosi.

Particulars of the storyline and the solid had been saved beneath wraps.

Veteran producer Genki Kawamura, who just lately received finest director for his directorial debut A Hundred Flowers, is lead producer on the function.

His credit embody the thriller Confessions and social drama Villain in addition to Makoto Shinkai’s hit function animations Mirai, Belle and Suzume.

Kore-Eda and Kawamura beforehand labored collectively on the Netflix authentic collection The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko Home.

Manufacturing companions on the function are Toho, GaGa, Fuji Tv Community, AOI Professional., Bun-Buku.

The function can be Kore-Eda’s first Japanese language movie since his 2018 Cannes Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters.

Within the interim, he made the Korean drama Dealer, which premiered at Cannes earlier this 12 months, profitable co-star Tune Kang-ho finest actor, and the 2019 French-language drama The Fact, starring Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche.

Gaga mentioned the function is in post-production and can be launched theatrically in Japan on June 2, 2023, suggesting a Cannes debut is on the playing cards.