The Box Man

Aug 23, 2024

2h 1m

★ 7.0

Adaptation of 1973 eponymous novel by Kōbō Abe.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Happinet Phantom Studios

Cogitoworks

The Box Man Trailers

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Cast

"Myself"

Masatoshi Nagase

Fake Doctor

Tadanobu Asano

Yoko

Ayana Shiramoto

General

Koichi Sato

Detective

Yuko Nakamura

Badge-wearing Beggar

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Yohta Kawase

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