Friends: Naki on Monster Island

2011 1h 27m JA

👍

7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 28

AnimationComedyFamily

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Offshore, shrouded in fog, there is a mysterious island that is said to be the home of a family of monsters. It is strictly forbidden to approach it. But one day a human child, Mushroom, it loses and coming face to face with the mysterious creatures that live there. The arrival of Mushroom, makes panic on the island because the monsters are actually terrified of living humans.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Shingo Katori
Naki (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Gunjō (voice)
Yûna Shindô
Kotake (voice)
YOU
Mikke (voice)
Seishirou Katou
Young Naki (voice)
Sadao Abe
Gōyan (voice)
FROGMAN
Three Bad Men (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Writers: Takashi Yamazaki, Hirosuke Hamada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Earned back only 25% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 15 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Naoki Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Shingo Katori and Koichi Yamadera and Yûna Shindô carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt1793224 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takashi Yamazaki directs. Naoki Sato scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 25% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 15 years ago.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Original score by Naoki Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Shingo Katori and Koichi Yamadera and Yûna Shindô carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1793224 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.