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Inu-Oh

Original title: Inu-Ô
  • 2021
  • PG-13
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.9K
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Inu-Oh (2021)
A fictionalized depiction of the life of Inu-oh, a 14th-century Japanese performer of music drama at the time of its transition from the folk art of sarugaku into the formalized traditions of Noh and kyôgen.
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A cursed dancer and a musician stun society with electrifying concerts in this animated rock opera.A cursed dancer and a musician stun society with electrifying concerts in this animated rock opera.A cursed dancer and a musician stun society with electrifying concerts in this animated rock opera.

  • Directors
    • Fûga Yamashiro
    • Masaaki Yuasa
  • Writers
    • Hideo Furukawa
    • Akiko Nogi
  • Stars
    • Avu-chan
    • Mirai Moriyama
    • Tasuku Emoto
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Fûga Yamashiro
      • Masaaki Yuasa
    • Writers
      • Hideo Furukawa
      • Akiko Nogi
    • Stars
      • Avu-chan
      • Mirai Moriyama
      • Tasuku Emoto
    • 10User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Top cast18

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    Avu-chan
    • Inu-ô
    • (voice)
    Mirai Moriyama
    • Tomona
    • (voice)
    Tasuku Emoto
    Tasuku Emoto
    • Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
    • (voice)
    Kenjiro Tsuda
    Kenjiro Tsuda
    • Inu-ô no chichi
    • (voice)
    • (as Kenjirô Tsuda)
    Yutaka Matsushige
    Yutaka Matsushige
    • Tomona no chichi
    • (voice)
    Joshua Waters
    • Inu-Oh
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Sena Bryer
    Sena Bryer
    • Tomona
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Cory Yee
    Cory Yee
    • Shogun Yoshimitsu Ashikaga
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Jason Marnocha
    Jason Marnocha
    • Inu-oh's Father
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Keythe Farley
    • Tomona's Father
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Holden Thomas
    Holden Thomas
    • Inu-Oh (Teen)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Jonathan Leon
    Jonathan Leon
    • Tomona (Teen)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Carter Young
    Carter Young
    • Tomona (Child)
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Max Lamberg
    Max Lamberg
    • Fujiwaka
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Anjali Kunapaneni
    Anjali Kunapaneni
    • Additional Voices
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Rene Mujica
    Rene Mujica
    • Taniichi
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Hao Tang
      Keone Young
      Keone Young
      • Teichii
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      • Directors
        • Fûga Yamashiro
        • Masaaki Yuasa
      • Writers
        • Hideo Furukawa
        • Akiko Nogi
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews10

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      2u-70323

      a movie with a specific audience

      Inu-oh is one of the worst productions I've watched this year and I expected way too much from him. He brought fantasy, music labels, and some beautiful stills, which made me look forward to it.

      The story seems to be related to the history of the Heike family in Japan? It begins with an urban legend that two officials (I think so) came to the sea and begged the fishermen to take them on a treasure hunt, apparently to find a sword, which unsheathed supernatural powers and the boy lost his sight , his father died. The blind boy then grows up and becomes a musician, during which he befriends the ugly monster inu-oh and helps him transform into a human form while performing with inu-oh.

      However, this nearly two-hour movie, apart from its exquisite ukiyo-e style, is really lackluster. It's not a complete, tight story, and if you pay attention to the plot, you'll be as confused as I am: because his plot is weak, and there are many nonsensical passages that I didn't understand. For example, there is no explanation from the beginning to the end why inu-oh's abnormal body will return to its original state after the performance, and the relationship between the man with the evil mask and inu-oh at the end of the movie (maybe I didn't watch it carefully, but this movie It's too ugly) The most unbearable thing is the music bridge in the movie, all the singing is very ugly, very tormented, but the length is very long.

      This is a movie with its audience, many people think it is very good, it seems to have won an award at the Venice Film Festival. However, if you don't know the film and its director very well, it's hard to have fun with this film.
      8Quinoa1984

      a unique blend of rock-and-roll musical and Noh historical drama

      As much as I could criticize this for having a fairly thin story, it's not every day you see a halfway-Noh halfway kickass Glam-Hard Rock infused historical-ish musical about a blind kid who becomes a guitar virtuoso and the singer (of the title) who performs the songs that bring in the local crowds while hiding the fact that he got cursed with a giant-long arm and face with three freakish eyes. I'm not familiar with Yuasa like some on here, so I can only take his work here on its own terms; my main takeaway is, I dig how approach to (mostly) tightly controlled lines while experimenting with what seems to be watercolors and CGI.

      It maybe wasn't *quite* as weird as I was expecting, but the (excellent) trailer spoke to this being the Gonzo animation event of the year. If Inu-Oh not that, the film is nevertheless a unique, throbbing demon of a tale about... friendship, and connecting with a community that didn't know what it needed in their lives, with gorgeously rendered deranged character designs (aside from Inu oh, how about that set of psychedelic eyes that sets things in motion) and great songs.
      1timothylawrencereed

      worst movie ive ever seen, extreme disappointment

      I can't begin to describe how disappointing this movie was.

      I saw so many people exclaiming how much they loved it, i have seen a lot of Yuasas other work and was very excited to check this out. I have seen people compare it to Belladonna of Sadness and Akira Kurosawa.

      What trainspires is nonsense storytelling, terrible visuals, and for a movie about music, the music was truly terrible. I am questioning everything i have ever known about anime, and feel like all of Yuasa's other work is completely soiled by this tragedy. Watch it if you like suffering and ruining your heroes, or if you think you have seen a bad disaster of a film before and think you couldn't see anything worse.

      It gets worse, i promise.
      8aukma-90883

      I enjoyed it

      I actually enjoyed it despite the plot not being clearly and etc. I took a bit of break here and their to try figuring out the plot or trying to think or other stuff. But the music was good. The story was good if you can actually figure out the art was amazing. VFX omg loved it I watched it in the japan/Chinese's or the language that it was in. Imma watch it in the English's if they have a English's version. But I still wondered what happen to the sword :^ I'm sure they dropped in the water. And the voice what happen to them and the sword with the blood a lot of detail I wanna know to bad i can't.
      5TimelessCinema

      Brilliant Animation, Lackluster Narrative

      Absolutely amazing animation. Unfortunately, the story lacks cohesion across the entire film, along with any strong points to the events portrayed. The music scenes were a great highlight alongside the visually brilliant set pieces. But Inu-Oh's singing was laughably bad (particularly his vibrato). The ending also leaves a lot to desire as well.

      I'd recommend this to anyone into unique presentations and doesn't mind a story without a clear point to the overall narrative. Fans of animation will find something to enjoy here. Especially with Inu-Oh's masterful work, artistry, and technical precision. It's definitely cool to observe on a big screen.

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      • Trivia
        Masaaki Yuasa took the music of bands Foreigner, Queen and Deep Purple as a huge inspiration for this movie's music.
      • Quotes

        Inu-ô: Everything is fiction.

      • Connections
        Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Awards are Approaching (2022)

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      • Release date
        • August 12, 2022 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Japan
        • United States
      • Official sites
        • Asmik Ace (Japan)
        • GKIDS (United States)
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Dog King
      • Production companies
        • Asmik Ace
        • Aniplex
        • Science SARU
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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $351,558
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $191,004
        • Aug 14, 2022
      • Gross worldwide
        • $484,127
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 38 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.39 : 1

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