Inu-oh

Name: Inu-oh
Genre: Fantasy, Music, Animation, Musical
Released: August 12, 2022
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Avu-chan, Kenjirô Tsuda, Mirai Moriyama, Tasuku Emoto, Yutaka Matsushige

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GKIDS | Release Date: August 12, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Avu-chan, Kenjirô Tsuda, Mirai Moriyama, Tasuku Emoto, Yutaka Matsushige

Summary: Born to an esteemed family, Inu-oh is afflicted with an ancient curse that has left him on the margins of society. When he meets the blind musician Tomona, a young biwa priest haunted by his past, Inu-oh discovers a captivating ability to dance. The pair quickly become business partners and inseparable friends as crowds flock to theirBorn to an esteemed family, Inu-oh is afflicted with an ancient curse that has left him on the margins of society. When he meets the blind musician Tomona, a young biwa priest haunted by his past, Inu-oh discovers a captivating ability to dance. The pair quickly become business partners and inseparable friends as crowds flock to their electric, larger-than-life concerts. But when those in power threaten to break up the band, Inu-oh and Tomona must dance and sing to uncover the truth behind their creative gifts.… Expand

Director: Masaaki Yuasa

Genre(s): Fantasy, Music, Animation, Musical

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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Collider Chase Hutchinson

Aug 9, 2022

Ambitious yet focused, it is a film that draws from both history and fantasy that it then shapes via joyous music. The result is an epic that makes the most of its magic, eschewing the regrettably typical constraints of the form to become something that is both deeply reflective and beautifully realized. Read full review

Rafael Motamayor

Sep 18, 2021

Inu-Oh is the electrifying, headbanging animated rock opera that film has been sorely missing, with a poignant message and unrestricted animation that reaffirms the visual prowess of director Masaaki Yuasa. Read full review

Slashfilm Caroline Cao

Aug 15, 2022

It becomes futile to resist the intoxication of Otomo Yoshihide's rock music and the visual excess. Yoshihiro Sekiya's cinematography dances with Inu-Oh's supernatural ballad, extending and sprawling across the lakes and stage. Easily, those concerts are the most enthralling and splashiest sequences, recreating the adrenaline of witnessing stagecraft, all culminating into a hell-raising musical finale. Read full review

Wendy Ide

Sep 18, 2021

It’s fair to say that in this singular piece of filmmaking, with its dense deep-dive into arcane legend and mythology, selling out is certainly not on the cards for Masaaki Yuasa right now. Read full review

Daniel Schindel

Sep 28, 2022

Inu-Oh plays out as if it is a modern version of a song by an itinerant musician, relating a blend of history and folklore to us in terms we can understand. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Aug 14, 2022

Basically, Inu-oh is to Noh as spray-painted graffiti is to traditional Japanese calligraphy. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Aug 11, 2022

Those who’d like to take their more mature children to an animated feature with considerably more imaginative richness than, say, “DC League of Super-Pets” will find that the Japanese anime movie “Inu-Oh” fits the bill: How often do you get a chance to take in a medieval rock opera? But an imaginative hook isn’t everything. Read full review

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alejandro970

Jan 7, 2023

At first glance, a rock-opera set in feudal Japan seems inconceivable, or not? In the hands of the visionary Massaki Yuasa, the result is mesmerizing, and the rhythm is contagious. Ladies and gentlemen, Pinocchio - Guillermo del Toro's, of course - already has a rival equal to his.

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