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INU-OH (movie)

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Alternative title:

Inu-ō (Japanese)

犬王 (Japanese)

Genres: drama

Themes: friendship, historical, music, musical

User Ratings: 32 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: 4 votes (sub:3, dub:1)

Excellent: 2 votes (sub:2)

Very good: 16 votes (sub:8, dub:5, raw:1, others:2

1 Polish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled

)

Good: 7 votes (dub:3, sub:3, others:1

1 Portuguese subtitled

)

Decent: 3 votes (sub:3)

So-so: -

Not really good: -

Weak: -

Bad: -

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Seen in part or in whole by 43 users, rank: #6742 (of 9581)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.906 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.0712, rank: #828 (of 9703)
Weighted mean: 7.927 (Very good), rank: #687 (of 9703) (seen all: 7.93)
Bayesian estimate: 7.791 (Very good−), rank: #680 (of 7286)

Running time: 98 minutes

Vintage: 2022-05-28

Premiere date:

2022-05-28 (Japan)

Insert song:

"Dokugen" by Avu-chan

"Inu-Oh" by Mirai Moriyama

"Kujira" by Avu-chan

"Ryū Chūjō" by Avu-chan and Mirai Moriyama

"Udezuka" by Avu-chan

Official website:

GKIDS

劇場アニメーション『犬王』 (Japanese)

Review:

INU-OH (Nov 10, 2021)

News: Show: 10 +17 +43 unverified

North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 22-28 (Jan 24, 2023)

One Piece, Suzume, INU-OH, Lonely Castle, Slam Dunk Nominated for Japan Academy Film Prizes (Jan 23, 2023)

Inu-Oh, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime, Oni: Thunder God's Tale Animated Show Nominated for 50th Annual Annie Awards (Updated) (Jan 17, 2023)

Japanese Film Festival Screens Belle, Blue Thermal, Inu-Oh Films in the Philippines (Jan 13, 2023)

Director Masaaki Yuasa to Appear at Inu-Oh Screening in Los Angeles on January 11 (Jan 5, 2023)

Inu-Oh Anime Film Receives Golden Globes Nomination (Dec 12, 2022)

Inu-Oh, Drifting Home, 'Goodbye, Don Glees!' Confirmed Eligible for Oscars (Dec 6, 2022)

GKIDS Releases Inu-Oh Anime Film Digitally on December 20, BD/DVD on January 24 (Updated) (Nov 2, 2022)

Inu-Oh Anime Film Crosses $290,000 in the U.S. (Aug 22, 2022)

Inu-Oh, Summer Ghost, My Broken Mariko, Kappei Win Awards at Fantasia Int'l Film Fest (Jul 27, 2022)

Interest:

Kyoto International Manga Museum to Exhibit The Heike Story, INU-OH Character Concept Art (Apr 13, 2022)

Director Masaaki Yuasa Wants INU-OH To Be a Positive Story About Disability (Nov 4, 2021)

Interviews:

Anime Director Masaaki Yuasa Reflects on His 20 Year Career (Dec 15, 2023)

Interview: Avu-chan, Voice of Inu-Oh (Aug 15, 2022)

Press Releases:

GKIDS Presents Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films (Oct 2, 2023)

Inu-Oh from Acclaimed Director Masaaki Yuasa to Arrive on Digital Platforms December 20 and on Blu-Ray™ + DVD on January 24 from GKIDS (Nov 3, 2022)

GKIDS Releases All New Trailer for 'INU-OH' (Jun 15, 2022)

GKIDS Brings “Inu-Oh” the New Feature Film from Acclaimed Director Masaaki Yuasa to Theaters Nationwide on August 12th (May 27, 2022)

Other articles: Show: 6 +2 unverified

This Week in Anime - How Inu-Oh Perfectly Captures Masaaki Yuasa's Work (Mar 28, 2023)

Rocking Out in History With Inu-Oh Director Masaaki Yuasa (Jan 24, 2023)

del Toro's Pinocchio Film Wins Golden Globe Award Over Inu-Oh (Jan 11, 2023)

Inu-Oh and the Magic of Gender Expression (Dec 19, 2022)

Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh Anime Film Reveals Teaser Visual (Dec 8, 2021)

Annecy 2020: An Inside Look at Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh Film (Jun 16, 2020)

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Blu-ray (Region A)

Masaaki Yuasa Five Films (Blu-ray) 2023-12-19 (from $66.55)

Blu-ray + DVD combo

INU-OH (BD+DVD) 2023-01-24 (from $16.64)

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director: Masaaki Yuasa

Screenplay: Akiko Nogi

Unit Director: Fūga Yamashiro

Music: Yoshihide Otomo

Original creator: Hideo Furukawa

Original Character Design: Taiyo Matsumoto

Character Design: Nobutake Ito

Art Director: Hideki Nakamura

Chief Animation Director:
Satoshi Nakano
Yoshimichi Kameda

Animation Director:
Atsuko Fukushima
Hideo Hariganeya
Kenji Maeba
Nobutake Ito
Shūto Enomoto
Takashi Mukouda
Tokuyuki Matsutake
Toshihiko Masuda
Yasuhiro Nakura

Sound Director: Eriko Kimura

Director of Photography: Yoshihiro Sekiya

Assistant Animation Director:
AZUSA
Fumie Imai
Izumi Murakami
Mizuki Kiyama
Narihito Sekikawa
Shōta Kanbayashi
Shun Sakata
Yuka Koiso

Assistant Director: Fūga Yamashiro

Assistant Unit Director:
Eri Kinoshita
Kenji Maeba
Mizuki Kiyama
Takakazu Nagatomo
Takuya Fujikura

Biwa Supervisor: Yukihiro Gotō

Color design: Yuko Kobari

Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose

Historical Supervisor: Yoshihiko Sata

In-Between Check:
Anzu Yamaguchi
Emi Nakano
Maiko Matsumura
Naoyuki Yagi
Yuzumi Enosawa

Nogaku Supervisor: Keizo Miyamoto

Prop Design:
Eri Kinoshita
Kenji Maeba
Mizuki Kiyama

Sound Effects: Katsuhiro Nakano

Special Effects: Sachiko Harada

Theme Song Performance:
Avu-chan
Mirai Moriyama

Avu-chan as INU-OH

Mirai Moriyama as Tomona

Kenjiro Tsuda as Inu-Oh's Father

Tasuku Emoto as Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

Yutaka Matsushige as Tomona's Father

Chikara Honda as Kakuichi

Fukujurō Katayama as Inu-Oh's Brother #2

Gōta Ishida as Ashikaga Messenger

Haruki Nakagawa as Ashikaga Follower

Kazunari Tosa as Kuge

Kengo Tanimoto as Noh Side

Kenshô Yamamoto as Sadaichi

Kiyoshi Katayama as Noh Side

Kōhei Kawaguchi as Noh Side

Misato Matsuoka as Hino Nariko

Moe Edamoto as Tomona's Mother

Nanako Mori as Inu-Oh's Mother

Shōtarō Yoshinari as Fujiwaka

Taiyo Saito as Tomona (Child)

Takanobu Sakaguchi as Noh Side

Tatsumaru Tachibana as Inu-Oh's Brother #1

Yoshifumi Sakai as Emperor Komyo

Yoshihide Otomo as Heike Ghost

Yoshihiro Okada as Rich Man

Yukihiro Gotō as Taniichi

Japanese companies

2nd Key Animation:
BONES (as Bones Sakugabu)
david production
diomedéa
Eiken
Madhouse
Oh! Production
SILVER LINK.
Studio Colorido
Sunrise Beyond
TRIGGER Fukuoka Studio
WHITE FOX

Animation Production: Science SARU

Digital Lab: Imagica

Distributor:
Aniplex
Asmik Ace, Inc.

In-Between Animation:
LIDEN FILMS Osaka Studio
OLM
OLM Asia
Tatsunoko Production

Photography: Graphinica

Production:
Aniplex
Asmik Ace, Inc.
Kawade Shobo Shinsha
Science SARU

Sound Production: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation

Special Cut: Graphinica

special effects: Graphinica

VFX: Graphinica

English cast

English staff

ADR Director: Michael Sinterniklaas

Subtitling: Annie Iwasaki

Translation Editor: David Boyd

Joshua Waters as Inu-Oh

Sena Bryer as Tomona

Cory Yee as Shogun Yoshimitsu Ashikaga

Jason Marnocha as Inu-oh's Father

Keythe Farley as Tomona's Father

Anne Yatco as Tomona's Mother

Carter Young as Tomona (young)

Holden Thomas as Inu-Oh (teen)

Jonathan Leon as Tomona (teen)

Keone Young as Teiichi

Max Lamberg as Fujiwaka

Rene Mujica as Taniichi

Stephanie Sheh as Inu-oh's Mother

Suzie Yeung as Nariko

Michael Sinterniklaas

English companies

ADR Production: NYAV Post

Distributor: Shout! Factory

Licensed by:
Anime Limited (UK/Ireland)
GKIDS

French staff

French cast

ADR Director: Alexandre Gibert

Adaptation: Vanessa Leiritz

Maxime Donnay as Tomona

Rémi Caillebot as Inu-Oh

Félix Lobo as Père d'Inu-Oh

Olivier Piechaczyk as Père de Tomona

Sullivan Da Silva as Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

Didier Benini as Teiichi

Louis Da Costa as Tomona jeune

Oksana Gosley as Dame Nariko

Rémi Barbier as Taniichi

French companies

Dubbing: Soundtastic

Licensed by: @Anime

Spanish staff

Spanish companies

(none)

Broadcaster: Movistar Estrenos (Spain)

Internet Streaming:
Filmin (Spain)
Movistar TV (Spain)

Licensed by:
Cinemaran (Spain)
Sun Distribution Group (Latin America)

Spanish cast

(none)

Italian staff

Italian cast

Dubbing Director: Nicoletta Maltese

Translation:
Francesco Nicodemo
Simona Stanzani (Italian subtitles for Venice Film Festival 78)

Dialogues: Nicoletta Maltese

Dubbing Assistant: Emanuela Marchili

Dubbing Engineer: Timothy Johnson

Dubbing Supervision: Masaaki Yuasa (characters' voices)

Mixing: Marco De Angelis

Alessio Puccio as INU-OH

Roberto Fedele as Tomona

Alberto Bognanni as Padre di INU-OH

Dario Oppido as Padre di Tomona

Federico Di Pofi as Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu

Ambrogio Colombo as Teiichi

Danila Tropea as Madre di Tomona

Dario Follis as Imperatore Komyo

Fabio Gervasi as Attendente

Francesco Raffaeli as Tomona (bambino)

Franco Mannella as Milionario

Gabriele Sorrentino as Fratello di Inu-oh

Lavinia Paladino as Hino Nariko

Maurizio Tesei as Messaggero

Oliviero Dinelli as Taniichi

Italian companies

Distributor:
Double Line
Hikari Edizioni

Dubbing: Oceania Sound

Dutch staff

Dutch companies

(none)

Distributor: Periscoop Film

Dutch cast

(none)

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