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Monster (モンスター, Monsutā?) (often referred to as "Naoki Urasawa's Monster") is a seinen manga written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa, published by Shogakukan in Big Comic Original between 1994 and 2001, and reprinted in 18 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted by Madhouse as a 74-episode anime TV series, which aired on NTV from April 7, 2004 to September 28, 2005. It was directed by Masayuki Kojima, written by Tatsuhiko Urahata and featured character design by Kitarō Kōsaka. The manga and anime have both been licensed by Viz Media for an English release. Urasawa later wrote and illustrated the novel Another Monster, a story detailing the events of the manga from an investigative reporter's point of view, which was published by Shogakukan in 2002.
Dr. Kenzō Tenma is a young Japanese doctor, working at Eisler Memorial Hospital in Düsseldorf in 1986. An accomplished brain surgeon, he seems to have everything: a promotion in the offing; the favor of the hospital's director, Heinemann; and Heinemann's daughter Eva as his fiancée. However, Tenma is increasingly dissatisfied with the political bias of the hospital in treating patients, and seizes the chance to change things after a massacre brings twins Johan and Anna Liebert into the hospital. Johan has a gunshot wound to his head, and Anna mutters about killing; Tenma decides to operate on Johan instead of the mayor of Düsseldorf, who arrived later. Johan is saved, but Mayor Roedecker dies; Tenma loses his social standing (and Eva) as a result. However, Director Heinemann and the other doctors in Tenma's way are mysteriously murdered, and both children disappear from the hospital soon afterwards. The police suspect Tenma, since he benefits from the turn of events; however, they have no evidence and can only question him.
Actors: Ron Ford (director), Ron Ford (producer), Ron Ford (producer), Ron Ford (actor), Ron Ford (writer), Tom Steeber (producer), Tom Steeber (editor), Tom Steeber (actor), Brad Picard (actor), Brad Picard (producer), Patrick Treadway (actor), John Carl Toth (producer), John Carl Toth (composer), Mitch Tiner (actor), Travis Picard (actor),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Kaleigh Kailani (actress), Kaleigh Kailani (editor), Kaleigh Kailani (director), Kaleigh Kailani (writer), Kaleigh Kailani (producer), Summer Kailani (actress), Summer Kailani (actress), Holly DeLuca (producer), Heather DeLuca (producer), Julia Grace Patterson (actress), Jessica Elise Bailey (actress), Ron Milton Burch (actor), Preston Renteria (actress), Sequoia Valverde (actress), Jack Seavor McDonald (actor),
Genres: Fantasy, Short,Actors: Mike Cheslik (actor), Bobb Barito (writer), Bobb Barito (editor), Bobb Barito (director), Stephen Cervantes (actor), Max Ash (actor), Chase Marotz (costume designer), Evan Johnson (actor), Lecco Morris (actor), Tom Barito (producer), Andrew Gold (producer), Lee Gold (producer), Benjamin Dewey (actor), Lara Chib (actor), Sarah Harper (actor),
Plot: Suspicious boyfriend Spike goes to a party to bury thoughts about his deceitful girlfriend. Enticed by an exotic new girl and reminded of his dark childhood, he follows the lurking monster of his best nightmares, hoping to capture the ecstasy of youth in the darkest places.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: Ronald Pickup (actor), Jukka Helle (producer), Markus Selin (producer), David Pollison (miscellaneous crew), William Hope (actor), Rampe Toivonen (miscellaneous crew), Jukka Kujala (producer), Tommi Gröhn (miscellaneous crew), Ingvar Þórðarson (producer), Stefan Sundlöf (editor), Júlíus Kemp (producer), Joona Louhivuori (editor), Leon Herbert (actor), Jussi Lepistö (producer), Kimi Seppänen (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: While in the hospital for a tomography of the brain of his autistic daughter Sarah, Ben becomes upset when there is a power failure. He decides to leave the hospital with Sarah, while the nurse Emily tries to convince him to leave Sarah for further treatment. They get the elevator with three other passengers, and suddenly the elevator stops; when the door opens, people has vanished from the hospital, the environment is creepy and they are chased by devilish monsters. They find that they are trapped in the hospital, and the creatures seem to be hunting Sarah.
Keywords: autism, crayon, cult-film, elevator, ghost, ghost-house-underground, grabbed-by-the-throat, gun-held-to-one's-head, heart-ripped-out, hospitalActors: Alex Sander (actor), Marcelo Galvão (director), Marcelo Galvão (writer), Marcelo Galvão (producer), Marcelo Galvão (editor), Anna Ludmilla (actress), Leonardo Miggiorin (actor), Gui Inacio (actor), Paolla Oliveira (actress), Simone Teider (producer), Mara Carvalho (actress), Marçal de Souza (producer), Christiano Cochrane (actor), Daniela Galli (actress), Theodoro Cochrane (actor),
Plot: Based on true stories, "La Riña" highlights the polemic of bare knuckle fights in a playboy party where drugs and drinks are served on silver trays. The plot consists of a secret party thrown by ex-students from the American school who bet fortunes in poor wrestlers confronting each other inside an empty swimming pool for a few dollars. Instead of showing typical poverty in Brazil, "La Riña" unveils the opposite by unmasking a luxurious and sick elite in São Paulo.
Keywords: bare-knuckle-fighting, based-on-true-events, drugs, high-society, investigative-reporter, man-fighting-a-man, playboy, prizefight, swimming-pool, woman-fighting-a-womanActors: JoAnn Fregalette Jansen (miscellaneous crew), Ava DuVernay (miscellaneous crew), Cassandra Barbour (miscellaneous crew), Laurel Bresnahan (miscellaneous crew), John 'Frenchie' Berger (miscellaneous crew), Emily Glatter (miscellaneous crew), Alfre Woodard (actress), Ray Liotta (producer), Dante Basco (actor), Phillip Jarrett (actor), Aaron Zigman (composer), Antonio Banderas (actor), Toby Emmerich (producer), John Rakich (miscellaneous crew), Paul Prokop (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: A former professional dancer (Banderas) volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system. While his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer Pierre Dulane.
Keywords: african-american, attempted-rape, baby, ballroom, ballroom-dancing, based-on-true-story, basketball, bathroom, beating, bicycleActors: Jake Steed (director), Sledge Hammer (actor), Byron Long (actor), Mandingo (actor), Wesley Pipes (actor), Brian Pumper (actor), Jake Steed (producer), Jake Steed (writer), Mark Anthony (actor), Ashley Blue (actress), Angela Crystal (actress), Elizabeth del Mar (actress), Jasper Wade (actor), Machelle Sky (actress), April May (actress),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Mark Anthony (actor), Byron Long (actor), Jake Steed (actor), Lexington Steele (actor), Jake Steed (producer), Jake Steed (writer), Jake Steed (director), Eve (actress), Cassie (actress), Mazzy Paige (actress), Asia (actress), Berry (actress),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Keith Alcorn (composer), Keith Alcorn (actor), Keith Alcorn (actor), Charles Carroll (actor), Richard Hull (actor), Jim Blumetti (actor), Keith Randal Duncan (actor), Ron Di Iulio (composer), Rocky Patterson (actor), Gordon Fox (actor), Wynn Winberg (director), Wynn Winberg (producer), Wynn Winberg (writer), Sandra K. Jantzen (producer), Tom Alexander (director),
Plot: A trio of desperate men are forced to participate in a nightmarish game of blackjack for their souls. The circumstances behind how these fellows wound up in purgatory are revealed in three individual segments: Two vicious hoodlums break into the basement dwelling of an old hermit who isn't nearly as harmless as he appears to be; an unscrupulous entertainment lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he decides to steal several songs from a deceased blues singer; and a young ex-con agrees to help a scuzzy drug dealer rob a pharmaceutical lab in order to save his girlfriend from the clutches of said dope pusher.
Keywords: anthologyActors: Frunze Mkrtchyan (actor), Evert Payazat (miscellaneous crew), Verjaluys Mirijanyan (actress), Verjaluys Mirijanyan (actress), Armen Khostikyan (actor), Galya Novents (actress), Aleksandr Khachatryan (actor), Henrik Alaverdyan (actor), Henrik Alaverdyan (actor), Henrik Alaverdyan (actor), S. Gabrielyan (editor), Julietta Babayan (actress), Grigor Gyardoushian (director), G. Karapetyan (actor), Anait Gukasyan (actress),
Genres: Drama, Family,