Sheep in the Box (2026) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

2026 · 2 h 6 m · Japanese

Directed by

Hirokazu Koreeda

Starring

Ayumu Nakajima, Min Tanaka, Mari Hoshino, Haruka Ayase, Hinata Hiiragi, Akihiro Kakuta

Set in the near future, architect Otone Komoto and her husband Kensuke, who runs a construction firm, decide to bring a humanoid robot into their household and raise it as their son, confronting the complexities of integrating an artificial child into family life.