Last Monday, the nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes were announced. In the category of Best Animated Film, we find the anime film Inu-Oh. The latest feature film by Masaaki Yuasa and Science SARU competes with Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Dean Fleischer-Camp's Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, DreamWorks Animation's Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, and Pixar's Turning Red for the award.

Inu-Oh is born with unique physical characteristics. The horrified adults subsequently cover every inch of his body with clothing, including a mask for his face. One day, he meets a boy named Tomona, a blind Biwa musician. As Tomona plays a delicate song about fate, Inu-Oh discovers an incredible ability to dance.

Inu-Oh and Tomona become business partners and inseparable friends, using their creative talents to survive on the fringes of society while song after song increases their fame and turns them into stars.