Neon has released a trailer for Sheep in the Box, the upcoming Japanese sci-fi drama which centres on grieving parents Otone and Kensuke as they welcome a humanoid into their home who is identical to their late son.
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, the film stars Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, and Rimu Kuwaki. Watch the trailer below…
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.
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Sheep in the Box arrives in cinemas on July 24th.
