---
title: 'The Box Man (2024)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gakuryū Ishii'
released: '2024-02-17'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-box-man-2024'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27788905/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Box Man (2024)

2024 · 120 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 箱男

## Synopsis

The Box Man is a 2024 Japanese drama film directed by Gakuryū Ishii. The film is adaptation of a 1973 homonymous novel by the Japanese author Kōbō Abe. It is surreal story in which a cardboard box becomes the perfect shell for men who want to withdraw from society, and gaze without being seen.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gakuryū Ishii](https://cinepixo.com/people/gakuryu-ishii)
- **Screenplay:** [Gakuryū Ishii](https://cinepixo.com/people/gakuryu-ishii)

## Cast

- [Kōichi Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/koichi-sato)
- [Yūko Nakamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuko-nakamura)
- [Masatoshi Nagase](https://cinepixo.com/people/masatoshi-nagase)
- [Kiyohiko Shibukawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiyohiko-shibukawa)
- [Tadanobu Asano](https://cinepixo.com/people/tadanobu-asano)
- [Ayana Shiramoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/ayana-shiramoto) as Yoko

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-box-man-2024
Film facts: Wikidata (Q124309750); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.