Monster is a TV series directed by Masayuki Kojima in 2004 and based on the comic book series of the same name by Naoki Urasawa, which first book was published in 1994. The TV series features Hidenobu Kiuchi, Liam O’Brien, Mamiko Noto, Karen Strassman, Nozomu Sasaki, Tsutomu Isobe, and others.
What users say
“The TV series is better than the comic book”
But the comic book is worth reading.
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Storyline
Dr. Tenma faces a moral dilemma. He has to make a critical choice between saving the life of a young boy named Johan Liebert or the mayor of the city. Tenma decides to prioritize the life of the boy, only to witness a series of mysterious and horrifying events that follow. Johan, the boy he saved, grows up to become a sociopathic and charismatic young man.
Movie vs Book
Year
2004
Minutes
24
Movie Rate
8.60
Source: IMDb
TV Series
Monster
Director: Masayuki Kojima
Country: Japan
Year: 2004-2005
Length: 24m / 75 episodes
Year
1994
Pages
422
Book Rate
9.06
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
Monster
Author: Naoki Urasawa
Country: Japan
First published in: 1994
Length: 422 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Monster
User polls & recommendations
“Making the book into a television show makes it feel so much more real and so much more like a real rock documentary.”
TAYLOR JENKINS REID (Writer)
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