The Box Man

The Box Man (2024)

箱男

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.

Date of release
2024-08-23
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (7)
Runtime
2h 1m
Genres
Drama
Director
Gakuryu Ishii

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Box Man

The Box Man is a 2024 Japanese drama film directed by Gakuryū Ishii. The film is adaptation of a 1973 homonymous novel by the Japanese author Kōbō Abe. It is surreal story in which a cardboard box becomes the perfect shell for men who want to withdraw from society, and gaze without being seen.

Production

In 1997, Ishii obtained the consent of the author Kōbō Abe to make film on his novel The Box Man. In 2024, coincidentally the 100th anniversary of Kobo Abe's birth, Gakuryu Ishii finally made the film adaptation of the novel. Masatoshi Nagase, who was chosen to play "Myself" 27 years ago is in the lead role. Koichi Sato was also chosen to appear 27 years ago is cast now.

The film went into production in Hamburg/ Studio Bendestorf/ Germany in 1997 . Funding collapsed so that 'The Boxman' with its current release has a total of 27 years timeline from script to screen.

The film is produced by Happinet Phantom Studios and Cogitoworks, with Happinet Phantom Studios also handling the distribution in Japan. Filming began in the summer of 2023 in Japan.

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