Inu-Oh

Inu-Oh
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMasaaki Yuasa
Written byAkiko Nogi
Based onTales of the Heike: Inu-Oh
by Hideo Furukawa
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyYoshihiro Sekiya
Edited byKiyoshi Hirose
Music byYoshihide Otomo
Production
company
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09) (Venice)
  • May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28) (Japan)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$434,332[2][3]

Inu-Oh (Japanese: 犬王) is a 2021 Japanese animated musical film directed by Masaaki Yuasa and produced by Science SARU. Based upon the novel Tales of the Heike: Inu-Oh by Hideo Furukawa, the film is set in 14th century Japan and centers on the friendship between Inu-Oh, a dancer born with unique physical characteristics, and Tomona, a blind musician. Ostracized by society due to their physical differences, Inu-Oh and Tomona nonetheless utilize their artistic abilities to propel themselves to stardom.

Inu-Oh premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in September 2021, with the film releasing in Japan in May 2022.

  1. ^ Ide, Wendy (September 9, 2021). "Inu-Oh: Venice Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Inu-Oh (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Inu-Oh (2022)". The Numbers. Retrieved September 16, 2022.