Where to Watch Black Ox

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Black Ox' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Black Ox' right now, here are some finer points about the Nikoniko Film, Moolin Films, Cineric Creative, Cinema Inutile, Fourier Films Inc. drama flick.

Released , 'Black Ox' stars Lee Kang-sheng, Min Tanaka, Ryubun Sumori, Kouji Yamaguchi The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from top users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In the Meiji Period, in the 19th century Japan, transitioning towards modernization, BLACK OX explores the relationship between man and ox, inspired by the “Ten Ox-Herding Pictures” a series of short poems and illustrations from Zen Buddhism tradition that depict the path to enlightenment and spiritual awakening. BLACK OX follows the life of a Man, a former hunter-gatherer who loses his connection to the gods of nature and to his spirituality in the process of becoming a farmer and becoming “Japanese” during the nation’s period of westernization in the Meiji Period. Transitioning from a life in the mountains to a life in the farm, one day he comes across a Black Ox. He somehow succeeds in leading the reluctant animal back to his home, and begins living with it. The OX becomes his companion in a life of seasons in the attempt to reconnect with nature." .