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Monster Island

2025 · 83 min

A tense, grim survival story of two enemies stranded with a monster, blending war trauma with creature horror.

Directed by
Mike Wiluan
Genres
Horror, Fantasy, Action
Starring
Dean Fujioka, Callum Woodhouse, Alan Maxson
Overview
In the Pacific, 1944, a Japanese soldier and a British prisoner of war are stranded on a deserted island, hunted by a deadly creature. Two mortal enemies must come together to survive the unknown.

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Directed by
Mike Wiluan
Genres
Horror, Fantasy, Action
Starring
Dean Fujioka, Callum Woodhouse, Alan Maxson
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • war
  • isolation
  • violence
  • fate
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror8
Humour1
Realism4
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, fantasy, action, thriller
Directed by
Mike Wiluan
Written by
Mike Wiluan
Starring
Dean Fujioka, Callum Woodhouse, Alan Maxson, Kazushi Kato, Teruhiko Kameoka, Yorihiro Nagai, Naoki Kawano, James Edgar Langdong
Music
Akihiko Matsumoto
Cinematography
Asep Kalila
Runtime
83 min
Country
Japan, Singapore, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, Japanese

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