Sheep in the Box

Sheep in the Box

2026 · 126 min · JA · PG · 6.3 (30 votes)
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · Starring Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Kuwaki Rimu, Nana Seino, Kanichiro, Hinata Hiiragi · Music Yuta Bandoh

“Trust what you cannot see.”

DramaScience Fiction

In the near future, architect Otone Komoto is married to Kensuke, who runs a construction company. The married couple decide to welcome a humanoid robot into their home as their son.

VIBE

This film offers a melancholic, speculative slow-burn, exploring profound grief and the unsettling solace found in advanced technology. It's a poignant, reflective journey into the complexities of humanity, artificial intelligence, and the desperate yearning for connection amidst loss.

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husband wife relationshipartificial intelligence (a.i.)architectarrestgriefgrieving parentsdead sonhumanoid robotmother daughter relationshipnear future