While political power struggles rage in Japan, a child is born with a bewitched body and is treated like an animal by everyone. But Inu-Oh turns out to be a gifted dancer! The monster becomes a pop star and soon he steals the show from the classical dance groups at court - until the powerful begin to fear his influence. Without restraint, Masaaki Yuasa interprets his country's past as a rock musical in his animated film. Since his cult film Mind Game (2004) at the latest, he has been one of the most distinctive voices in Japanese animation cinema.