Who do the dead belong to? This strange but thoughtful question is incredibly on brand for Japan’s Hirokazu Koreeda, and he explores it in one of his purest, most dream-like films to date. Built around three extraordinary performances, including one from first-timer Kuwaki Rumi, it’s a light yet somehow very profound study of grief that […]

Japanese newcomer Rimu Kuwaki makes his debut as a savvy robot child surrogate in auteur Hirokazu Koreeda‘s Sheep in the Box, premiering in Competition today at the Cannes Film Festival. Palme d’Or winner Koreeda is a regular in Cannes, largely returning to present films that deal with issues of life, death and parenting, both good […]