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Sheep in the Box poster

Sheep in the Box

"Trust what you cannot see."

64
Audience
PG 2026 · 2h 6m
Drama, Science Fiction
Starring Haruka Ayase · Daigo Yamamoto · Nana Seino
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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.

Theatrical
Jul 31, 2026
Digital
Sep 8, 2026
Box Office
$4.3M
Theaters
1
Director
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Writer
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Producers
Kaoru Matsuzaki, Megumi Banse, Wakamatsu Hiroki
Music
Yuta Bandoh
Studio
Fuji Television Network, GAGA Corporation, TOHO, AOI Pro.
Original Title
箱の中の羊
Original Language
Japanese
Keywords
artificial intelligence (a.i.) husband wife relationship architect arrest grief grieving parents dead son humanoid robot mother daughter relationship near future
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Cast

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H
Haruka Ayase
Otone Komoto
D
Daigo Yamamoto
Kensuke Komoto
N
Nana Seino
Alice Kotaki
K
Kanichiro
Gen Hidaka
H
Hinata Hiiragi
Takuto Konno
A
Akihiro Kakuta
Junichi Hano
K
Kayo Noro
Kasumi Hano
M
Mari Hoshino
Mother
A
Ayumu Nakajima
Engineer
K
Kimiko Yo
Nobuyo Nishimura
M
Min Tanaka
Akio Yamagata

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