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In the Meiji Period, in the 19th century Japan, transitioning towards modernization, BLACK OX explores the relationship between man and ox, inspired by the “Ten Ox-Herding Pictures” a series of short poems and illustrations from Zen Buddhism tradition that depict the path to enlightenment and spiritual awakening. BLACK OX follows the life of a Man, a former hunter-gatherer who loses his connection to the gods of nature and to his spirituality in the process of becoming a farmer and becoming “Japanese” during the nation’s period of westernization in the Meiji Period. Transitioning from a life in the mountains to a life in the farm, one day he comes across a Black Ox. He somehow succeeds in leading the reluctant animal back to his home, and begins living with it. The OX becomes his companion in a life of seasons in the attempt to reconnect with nature.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2024-11-08
- video_camera_front Companies Nikoniko Film, Moolin Films, Cineric Creative, Cinema Inutile, Fourier Films Inc.
- timer Runtime: 114 Mins
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- info IMDB ID tt33504293
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smart_display Cast

Lee Kang-sheng

Fukuyo
Ox

Min Tanaka

Ryubun Sumori

Kei Takei

Blanca Adika

Kouji Yamaguchi

Manabu Kishimoto

Everett Kennedy Brown

Kai Hoshino Sandy

Kanroku

Mokugusha

Rie Shimizu

Ryutaro Ninomiya

Yukiyo Imamura
groups Crew

Tetsuichirô Tsuta
Director

Tetsuichirô Tsuta
Writer

Ryuichi Sakamoto
Music

Koichi Kubodera
Writer

Masayuki Ueda
Writer

Keita Kumano
Writer

Yutaka Aoki
Director of Photography

Tetsuichirô Tsuta
Editor

Kyōko Heya
Production Design

Chou Cheng
Sound Designer

Izumi Matsuno
Sound Designer

Iwama Tsubasa
Sound Recordist

Hibiki Omachi
Sound Recordist

Mitsuru Otsuka
Costume Design

Yvonne Fu
Associate Producer

Aiko Masubuchi
Associate Producer

Jennifer Jao
Co-Producer

Tetsuichirô Tsuta
Producer

Shozo Ichiyama
Producer

Eric Nyari
Producer

Yin-Yu Huang
Producer

Alex C. Lo
Producer
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