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{{nihongo|'''''The Box Man'''''|箱男|Hako Otoko}} is a novel by [[Kōbō Abe|Kobo Abe]], originally published in Japanese in 1973, about a man wearing a cardboard box and his observations of the world outside.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Charyn |first=Jerome |date=1974-12-08 |title=The Box Man |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/08/archives/the-box-man-by-kobo-abe-translated-by-e-dale-saunders-illustrated.html |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bradbury |first=William |date=2014-04-26 |title=The Box Man |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/04/26/books/book-reviews/box-man/ |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Self |first=John |date=2020-11-17 |title=The Ruined Map, Secret Rendezvous and The Box Man by Kōbō Abe – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/nov/17/the-ruined-map-secret-rendezvous-and-the-box-man-by-kobo-abe-review |access-date=2024-01-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It has been made into [[The Box Man (film)|an eponymous film]] by [[Gakuryū Ishii|Gakuryu Ishii]], starring [[Masatoshi Nagase]], which premiered at [[74th Berlin International Film Festival]] on 17 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/festivals/berlin-film-festival-kristen-stewart-love-lies-bleeding-supersex-netflix-series-1235871955/ |last=Shafer |first=Ellise |date=2024-01-15 |title=Kristen Stewart's 'Love Lies Bleeding,' 'Supersex' Netflix Series Added to Berlin Film Festival Special Lineup |access-date=2024-01-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/2024/programme/202414511.html#screening_dates |title=The Box Man |work=Berlinale |date=11 February 2024 |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://writingwithimages.com/4-6-kobo-abe-the-box-man/ An essay about the photographs that appear in ''The Box Man''] on the ''Writing with Images'' blog. <br />
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