# Kore-eda Hirokazu Ditched AI Notes on His ‘Sheep in the Box’ Script: ‘I’d Like to Stand on the Human Side’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kore-eda-hirokazu-ditched-ai-notes-on-his-sheep-in-the-box-script-id-like-to-stand-on-the-human-side/
- Published: 2026-10-23T09:34:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T10:24:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/kore-eda-hirokazu-ditched-ai-notes-sheep-in-the-box-script-1236922183/
- Topics: AI, Entertainment, Film, Technology

## Key points

- Kore-eda rejected AI screenplay notes as too predictable.
- He says personal film experiences can lead to more interesting work.
- His two recent films share a focus on facing the dead.

## Summary

Kore-eda Hirokazu tried a generative AI chatbot’s notes on his screenplay for “Sheep in the Box”, but stopped after several exchanges. Although its suggestion to develop a character further was reasonable, he found the feedback predictable and lacking the personal experience of cinema that, in his view, helps make films distinctive.

The Cannes film follows a couple who take in a humanoid robot built from data about their son, who died aged seven. Kore-eda says he did not use AI to make the film and intends to keep it out of his creative process as much as possible, because he values the human pleasure of making things. He also discussed “Look Back”, his adaptation of a manga about friendship and grief, and said both films explore how people face the dead.

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