The Box Man

2024·Movie·2h 1m18

Drama

6.8 / 10 (7 votes)

Adaptation of 1973 eponymous novel by Kōbō Abe.

A photographer becomes intrigued by a mysterious man who has chosen to filter his experience of the world through a cardboard box placed over his head.

Directed by: Gakuryu Ishii
Original language: 日本語
Released: 23 August 2024

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Cast

Masatoshi Nagase
"Myself"
Tadanobu Asano
Fake Doctor
Ayana Shiramoto
Yoko
Koichi Sato
General
Yuko Nakamura
Detective
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Badge-wearing Beggar
Yohta Kawase