The Box Man : Japanese film screening at Odeon Lothian Road
A nameless man gives up his identity to live with a large cardboard box over his head, to meet a range of characters as he wanders in Tokyo.
About The Box Man : Japanese film screening at Odeon Lothian Road
Japan-based film production/distribution company, cogitoworks Ltd. acquires UK theatrical release on a Japanese film The Box Man, directed by Gakuryu Ishii, an iconoclastic punk auteur in Japan or recognized from all over the world.
a movie but failed to get permission from Kobo Abe's side. The one person who was ultimately entrusted with the screen adaptation by Abe directly was Gakuryu Ishii, a brilliant filmmaker at the forefront of Japanese indie cinema since his shocking debut work, “Crazy Thunder Road.'' Production went ahead in 1997 with Ishii traveling to Germany to shoot in Hamburg. Unfortunately, the day before production was slated to start, filming suddenly came to a halt, sending the cast and crew home disappointed.
The project became a phantom for the next 27 years until 2024, when coincidentally on the 100th anniversary of Kobo Abe's birth, director Ishii finally realized his dream of filming “The Box Man.”
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
Admiring the box man, who wears a cardboard box over his head and wanders the city, “Myself” decides to take his first step as the box man. However, the road to becoming the real one is not easy, with the Fake Doctor assailing him to take over its existence.
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