Hirokazu Kore-eda Starts Shooting ‘Sheep In The Box’

Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda has started production on his latest feature, Sheep In The Box , with Ayase Haruka and Daigo heading the cast.

Ayase Haruka previously starred in Kore-eda’s Our Little Sister , while Daigo is one of Japan’s star comedians and the project marks his first-ever leading role in a feature film.

Following their collaboration on Kore-eda’s last feature Monste r, which premiered in Cannes competition, the film will be sold internationally by Japan’s Gaga and France-based Goodfellas . Gaga is handling Asian territories and also North American sales in collaboration with Goodfellas. Goodfellas is handling Europe, Middle East, CIS, Oceania, Latin America, and Africa.

Written and directed by Kore-eda, Sheep In The Box is set in the near future, where a