The initial Japanese trailer for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Sheep in the Box, ready for its premiere at Cannes.
Mark another certain debut at the Cannes Film Festival. Sheep in the Box, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s first feature of 2026 (prior to his adaptation of Look Back), is scheduled for a May 29 release in Japan, positioning it for a world premiere at the French festival. Ahead of its release, the first Japanese trailer has now been unveiled.
Written by Kore-eda as well, the film features Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, and Kuwaki Rimu, and is set in the near future, where a couple adopts a cutting-edge humanoid as their son. The film's title draws inspiration from the French children’s book The Little Prince. NEON is set to release the film in the U.S., likely this fall.
Check out the Japanese trailer and poster below for Kore-eda’s first film since 2023’s Monster, which won the Queer Palm and Best Screenplay awards at Cannes.
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The initial Japanese trailer for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Sheep in the Box, ready for its premiere at Cannes.
Add another guaranteed Cannes Film Festival debut to the list. "Sheep in the Box," Hirokazu Kore-eda's initial feature of 2026 (which comes before his adaptation of "Look Back"), is scheduled to be released in Japan on May 29, making it ready for a world premiere at the French festival. In anticipation of the release, the first Japanese trailer has now been unveiled.