The Box Man

Year: 2024

Runtime: 121 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Gakuryu Ishii

Drama

Based on Kōbō Abe's 1973 novel of the same name, the film follows a photographer who becomes fascinated with a reclusive man that deliberately shields his perception of reality by wearing a plain cardboard box over his head, exploring isolation and the limits of perception.

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