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Sheep in the Box

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In the near future, Otone and Kensuke, a grieving couple who have lost their son, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.

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Justin Chang The New Yorker 1d
Kore-eda’s restraint has rarely felt more robotic. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian May 21
2/5
The story is misconceived and Kore-eda’s quietist, un-emphasised style doesn’t suit it. Go to Full Review Owen Gleiberman Variety May 18
Kore-eda’s attitude toward what he’s showing us is so lackluster and noncommittal that it’s hard to know how to react to any of it. Go to Full Review James Hadfield Japan Times 2h
2/5
“Sheep in the Box” is full of symbols and subplots that go nowhere, culminating in an improbably heartwarming ending that pours some Spielbergian syrup over the whole concoction. Go to Full Review Vanessa Thorpe Observer (UK) 23h
[Kore-eda] conducts his own hi-tech thought experiment in grief at an alarmingly slow pace. The sensitivity of his approach eventually feels like being clubbed on the head with artistic restraint. Go to Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Inverse 3d
Sheep in the Box ends up in a lukewarm middle ground between two approaches, and thus, ends up on a torturously winding quest for an actual conclusion. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Hirokazu Koreeda

Director

Haruka Ayase

Actor

Daigo

Actor

Rimu Kuwaki

Actor

Nana Seino

Actor

Kanichiro

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Movie Info

Synopsis In the near future, Otone and Kensuke, a grieving couple who have lost their son, take into their lives a humanoid identical to their late child.
Director
Hirokazu Koreeda
Producer
Kaoru Matsuzaki, Megumi Banse
Screenwriter
Hirokazu Koreeda
Production Co
AOI Pro
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
Japanese