Inu-Oh
2022 1h 39m movie Film Japan

Inu-Oh

犬王

Synopsis

犬王

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 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.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Inu-Oh. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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Animation + Drama in Japan

730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Inu-Oh itself).

The 2021–2023 Japan Window

Inu-Oh holds position #152 of 389 Japan films in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

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    ★ 9.4 · 2023
  2. Rurouni Kenshin
    #2

    Rurouni Kenshin

    ★ 8.9 · 2023
  3. Rebooting
    #3

    Rebooting

    ★ 8.9 · 2023
  4. Revue Starlight: The Movie
    #4

    Revue Starlight: The Movie

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  5. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
    #5

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  6. Romantic Killer
    #6

    Romantic Killer

    ★ 8.7 · 2022
  7. Police in a Pod
    #7

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021
  8. SPY x FAMILY
    #8

    SPY x FAMILY

    ★ 8.6 · 2022

The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Inu-Oh premiered alongside 131 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 131 other Japan films in 2022.

The 4418th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

55
Reviews
66th
Review-volume percentile
51st
Popularity percentile

55 audience reviews — more than 66% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (66th percentile) outruns trending popularity (51th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Inu-Oh, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • classic cartoon · 1
  • heike story · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • historical · 28
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • anime · 711
  • japan · 454
  • based on novel or book · 288
  • musical · 71
  • period drama · 37

Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
55
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,236 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #958 of 2,532 (top 38%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesScience SARU, Asmik Ace, Aniplex, TFC
Runtime1h 39m
Release DateMay 28, 2022
IMDbtt10540510