Sheep in the Box

Opens Friday, July 24, 2026

Special Events

  • Mon Jul 20 : 

    Sneak Preview + Q&A with dir.Hirokazu Kore-eda after the 6:30 screening

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  • Thu Jul 23 : 

    Sneak Preview + Q&A with dir.Hirokazu Kore-eda after the 6:30 screening

    Buy Tickets

SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

Monday, July 20 at 6:30: Sneak Preview + Q&A with director Hirokazu Kore-eda after the screening

Thursday, July 23 at 6:30: Sneak Preview + Q&A with director Hirokazu Kore-eda after the screening

Two years after losing their son Kakeru, Otone and her husband Kensuke take into their lives a humanoid from a company that rents humanoids to bereaved families as replacements for lost loved ones. The robot looks and behaves exactly like Kakeru, with Otone embracing its arrival as Kensuke struggles to accept it. Living with “him” seems to restore the flow of time within the family, yet gradually exposes the unspoken wounds and lingering regrets each parent carries after the loss. All the while, he begins to slip away to meet other humanoid children, unnoticed by the parents.

  • Country Japan
  • Language Japanese with English subtitles
  • Running Time 126 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Neon
  • Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
  • Cast Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Rimu Kuwaki
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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