The Box Man
5.4
“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.
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Cast
7 people
Masatoshi Nagase
"Myself"
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Suicide Club
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Tadanobu Asano
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Shōgun
Thor: The Dark World
Ayana Shiramoto
Yoko
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Koichi Sato
General
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Yuko Nakamura
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Kiyohiko Shibukawa
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Yohta Kawase
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Gakuryu Ishii Director · Kiyotaka Inagaki Writer Kōbō Abe Author
First release February 17, 2024 · Produced in Japan · Production Cogitoworks
Production
Happinet Phantom Studios
Production
Cogitoworks
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
箱男
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Germany · February 17, 2024
Premiere · Berlinale
Japan · August 23, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
March 21, 2025 · Premiere · Japan-Square Film Festival
United Kingdom
September 13, 2024 · Theatrical
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