Inu-oh

The story was fine, the music ranged from fine to really good, but, the animation was both distracting and annoying. This really wasn't for me.

Mixes traditional Japanese art with modern glam rock aesthetics to create an captivating musical of friendship and rebellion.

Wouldn't have guessed that Otomo Yoshihide is responsible for some of the blandest rock music of the year.

A Noh-inspired, biwa-adjacent glam rock movie musical Shinto exorcism set to folk-pop. Imagine Freddie Mercury dropped into feudal Japan to shake up the political establishment and look fabulous doing it. Visually inspired, its story is a perfect punk aesthetic before it was officially a (political) thing, both high fantasy and agit-prop. Gives legitimacy to music as social exhale, and in a spiritual sense, music as shamanistic catch and release.

my friend told me we were gonna watch 'A New Ho' smh there were no hos...

"Inu-Oh" is a stunning work of visual storytelling that deserves high praise. Masaaki Yuasa's bold approach to the narrative and his use of music elevate the film to new heights, creating a unique and thrilling cinematic experience. While the film may have some issues with exposition and pacing, its overall impact is too strong to ignore.

The songs in this are better than the ones Uta sings in One Piece Red.