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Grandson of a Monster
First aired on Mar 17, 2023
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Genres: Documentary

The late Shinzo Abe was the longest-serving prime minister of all time, holding office for 2,822 consecutive days. While his hawkish foreign policy and "Abenomics" economic policies won him support, he also attracted public attention for his controversial words, actions and scandals. Nobusuke Kishi, a politician and the maternal grandfather of former Prime Minister Abe, was nicknamed the "Monster of the Showa Era" for his ability to manipulate the political and business worlds by walking the fronts and backs of society. The film explores the mysteries of his blood and upbringing that led him to adopt an extremely "forward-looking" political stance in order to realize his ambitions, which were imprinted in his childhood mind as his "grandfather's teachings". With black humor and satirical picture books, the film unravels who former Prime Minister Abe was and what he left behind for this country.

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Shinzo Abe |
Yoshihide Suga |
Eito Suzuki |
Martin Fackler |
Kanji Furutachi |
Featured Crew
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Taro Iwashiro | Music
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Shigeaki Koga | Producer
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Benpi Neko | Animation
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Mitsunobu Kawamura | Original Story
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Taketo Uchiyama | Director
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Mitsunobu Kawamura | Producer