Inu-Oh

Inu-Oh
Inu-Oh
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Masaaki Yuasa
Written by	Akiko Nogi
Based on	Tales of the Heike: Inu-Oh; by Hideo Furukawa
Produced by	Eunyoung Choi; Fumie Takeuchi; Akiko Yodo;
Starring	Avu-chan; Mirai Moriyama;
Cinematography	Yoshihiro Sekiya
Edited by	Kiyoshi Hirose
Music by	Yoshihide Otomo
Production; company	Science SARU
Distributed by	Asmik Ace; Aniplex;
Release dates	September 9, 2021 (Venice); May 28, 2022 (Japan);
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$434,332

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.

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