“Family time has started moving again. What kind of unimaginable future awaits them?” Toho & Gaga in Japan have unveiled the full official trailer for Sheep in the Box, the latest emotional movie from beloved, award-winning Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda. It will likely premiere at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival this May before opening in Japanese cinemas also in May this summer. Koreeda’s newest following his most recent films Broker and Monster. The couple who lost their son welcomed in a humanoid. Sheep in the Box is Koreeda’s take on AI and recreating lost loved ones with tech – a family brings back their son as a robot. “This project began with the idea of ‘bringing the dead back to life using the latest technology,'” he explains. “I was interested in exploring the conflicting perspectives [about] how technological advancement clashes with human inner values…. With technology evolving at a pace far beyond what I had imagined, I felt that this reality might arrive sooner than expected.” The film stars Haruka Ayase as the Mom, Daigo (Chidori) as the Dad, and Rito Kuwaki as their robo son. I’m certainly intrigued about this, it looks like it has a handful of truly wonderful performances from everyone in the full cast. But does Koreeda really have anything new to add to this “dead people brought back with AI” conversation? We’ll find out soon enough… // Continue Reading ›
