Lumberjack the Monster Deluxe Blu-ray and DVD

A psychopath faces a serial killer in this intensely thrilling suspense adaptation of a Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Grand Prize winner. Could the serial killer’s next target be even more dangerous than the murderer?

The novel Lumberjack the Monster, by Mayusuke Kurai, winner of the 17th Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Grand Prize in 2019, becomes a live-action film. A series of bizarre murders involves a killer who uses an axe and steals the victims’ brains. The next target is lawyer Akira Ninomiya. But Ninomiya is a psychopath whose madness surpasses even that of the killer.

A serial killer wears the monster mask from the picture book Lumberjack the Monster and steals human brains. During the investigation, the name of lawyer Akira Ninomiya emerges: he is the only man the murderer failed to kill. In reality, Ninomiya is a cold-blooded, merciless psychopath who will even commit murder to achieve his goals.

The police mobilise their full resources to pursue the investigation, while Ninomiya plans a counterattack against the killer. Who will reach the truth first? Psychopath versus serial killer: the madness continues until the shocking conclusion. Will the more deranged of the two survive?

The deluxe edition includes an audio commentary with Kazuya Kamenashi, Nanao and Takashi Miike, together with a trailer collection. Additional bonus material includes making-of footage, interviews and footage from promotional events.