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Masaaki Yuasa (Lu Over the Wall) directs this anime rock opera set in 14th-century Japan, which competed at the 78th...
Masaaki Yuasa (Lu Over the Wall) directs this anime rock opera set in 14th-century Japan, which competed at the 78th Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti section.
Inu-oh ('King Dog') is a young man afflicted with an ancient curse that has made him an outcast. When he meets the blind musician Tomona, Inu-oh discovers a talent for dance. The pair of outsiders become unlikely stars, with crowds flocking to their wild performances. But when those in power threaten to break up the band, the duo must use music to uncover the truth behind their creative gifts.
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91 %57 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
88 %51 reviewsAudience score rating
"An affirmation of lost histories and outcast perspectives that screams with a protean power."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Yuasa's adaptation of Furukawa’s book is half-thrilling and half-underwhelming."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Visually sumptuous and narratively tangled..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"An exhilarating mix of age-old storytelling tradition and contemporary flash."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"This anachronistic rock musical promises a return to the playful, literary surrealism of The Tatami Galaxy... but comes up short."
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Japan Times
Japan Times"Not since 1973’s Belladonna of Sadness has an anime feature reimagined ancient history in such hypnotically psychedelic fashion."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"A rich, unstable alloy of history, legend, musical pageantry and cinematic psychedelia..."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Once the music starts, Inu-Oh becomes another Yuasa triumph. It’s Yuasa’s best movie yet."
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Paste
Paste"Strikingly original..."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"(Yuasa bends) the norms of anime nearly as radically as his primitive punk superstars do their art form."
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Variety
VarietyInu-Oh | Details
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Fantasy, Musical
- Country of origin
- Japan, China
