Black Ox (2024) on Netflix
In 19th century Japan, as the country modernizes, a man leaves a hunter-gatherer life in the mountains to farm the land. An ox he leads home becomes his companion.
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- Netflix3.6/5
- IMDb7.2/1056 votes
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Plot summary
19th Century Japan, as the country transitions into the modern age, a man tries to reconnect with nature whilst tilling the land with his ox. The film portrays the relationship between a human and an ox, and is inspired by the Ten Oxherding Pictures in the Zen Buddhism. A visual delight shot in 35mm b/w and 65mm color.
Cast
- Fukuyoas Ox
- Kei Takei
- Kouji Yamaguchi
- Manabu Kishimoto
- Kanroku
- Mokugusha
