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The Box Man

箱男

“Adaptation of 1973 eponymous novel by Kōbō Abe.”

6.8(7)20242h 1mJapanese

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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Director
Gakuryu Ishii
Writers
Kiyotaka Inagaki, Gakuryu Ishii
Status
Released

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Cast

Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

"Myself"

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Fake Doctor

Ayana Shiramoto

Ayana Shiramoto

Yoko

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

General

Yuko Nakamura

Yuko Nakamura

Detective

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Badge-wearing Beggar

Yohta Kawase

Yohta Kawase

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