Third Window Films have recently revealed that they will release THE BOX MAN on Blu-Ray (as well as digital platforms) on 30th June 2025. The film is based upon the novel by Kōbō Abe and is directed by Gakuryu Ishii.
This UK (Region B only) Blu-Ray release of THE BOX MAN will also be available with a special ‘box” sleeve that will be limited to 2000 units.
Synopsis: A man with a cardboard box over his head wanders the streets of Tokyo. Peering at the world through a peephole, he incessantly writes down in a notebook what he can see. The photographer Myself spots the man and is fascinated. He decides to do the same thing and become a box man himself. But his path to get there is not easy; countless challenges and dangers lie in wait. They include a fake doctor who wants to rob him of his box-man identity; a military man who seeks to use him for the perfect crime; and a mysterious woman who does everything she can to seduce him. Can Myself achieve his dream of becoming a box man?
Bonus Features:
Feature length audio commentary by Tom Mes
Cast and Crew talk event
Cast comments from inside the Box
Director Q&A at the Japan Society
Trailers
THE BOX will be available on Blu-Ray, as well as on digital platforms, in the UK on 30th June 2025. Further details, and availability, can be found on the Third Window Films website.
