Black Ox

11/08/2024

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1hr 54min

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Drama

STORY

In the Meiji Period, in the 19th century Japan, transitioning towards modernization, BLACK OX explores the relationship between man and ox, inspired by the “Ten Ox-Herding Pictures” a series of short poems and illustrations from Zen Buddhism tradition that depict the path to enlightenment and spiritual awakening. BLACK OX follows the life of a Man, a former hunter-gatherer who loses his connection to the gods of nature and to his spirituality in the process of becoming a farmer and becoming “Japanese” during the nation’s period of westernization in the Meiji Period. Transitioning from a life in the mountains to a life in the farm, one day he comes across a Black Ox. He somehow succeeds in leading the reluctant animal back to his home, and begins living with it. The OX becomes his companion in a life of seasons in the attempt to reconnect with nature.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Lee Kang-sheng
  • Fukuyo
  • Min Tanaka
  • Ryubun Sumori
  • Kei Takei

    Directors

  • Tetsuichirô Tsuta
  • Keita Kumano

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Nikoniko Film
  • Moolin Films
  • Cineric Creative
  • Cinema Inutile
  • Fourier Films

    Production Countries

  • Japan
  • Taiwan

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese

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