Monster SeaFood Wars (2020): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2020, Monster SeaFood Wars is an action, comedy and science fiction film directed by Minoru Kawasaki, running about 84 minutes. “You'd be a baka uma to eat these monsters!! Squid, octopus and crab monsters turn the National Stadium into a seafood bowl!!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Yuta, a young master at the Tsukiji Fish Market, accidentally drops his meal of mixed seafood into the Sumida River. Some time afterwards a gigantic mutated squid monster arises from the depths and begins to wreak havoc upon an awe-stricken Tokyo. Attempts by the Japan Self-Defense Forces to stop the creature prove futile. As it seems things couldn’t get any worse an enormous mutant octopus monster emerges from the deep and heads into a clash of the titans with the gargantuan squid! As a last ditch effort, the government forms the “Seafood Monster Attack Team (SMAT)” and an all-new plan of attack is immediately put into action. But just as the tide appears to be turning in humanity’s favor, a colossal crab monster appears, joining in the Monster Seafood Wars and plunging the world into culinary chaos…

Who’s in it. Monster SeaFood Wars stars Keisuke Ueda, Yoshida Ayano Christie, Yūya Asato and Shojiro Yokoi, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.8/10, Monster SeaFood Wars has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Midnight Pulp and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Monster SeaFood Wars page.

If you liked it. Fans of Monster SeaFood Wars tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.