The 15-year-old merino was yesterday the subject of a film being made for prime-time Japanese television, showing him at home on Bendigo Station.
Shrek went from a hermit to a jet-setting celebrity in 2004 when he was discovered on the station after being missed during several annual musters, the ensuing publicity estimated to be worth $100 million to the New Zealand economy.
Cameraman Cameron Bennett, of Auckland-based NZ Network, filmed a documentary about Shrek that year, which was viewed by 18 million people on a popular Japanese television programme.
The programme, which translates to Unbelievable Miracle Experiences, had audiences hooked.
Mr Bennett was commissioned to film a sequel which will again be viewed by millions.
"The programme is like a cross between Campbell Live and Ripley's Believe It Or Not and all Japanese know of it.
They wanted to see how Shrek is getting on and what his daily life was like," he said.
Mr Perriam, who owns Bendigo Station, yesterday clothed Shrek in a custom-made jacket and accompanied him into a paddock for the footage.
Despite Shrek being aged the equivalent of 70 human years, he broke into a run alongside Mr Perriam and happily walked through a flock of fellow merinos, not once leaving his owner's side.
"He's a Labrador in sheep's clothing," Mr Perriam said.
Shrek has been shorn three times, all for charity.
His last cut was last December at the Auckland Sky Tower during his official retirement ceremony.
The 10.1kg clip was a far cry from his 2004 monster fleece.
Over the years, Shrek's fundraising has contributed tens of thousands of dollars for the charity Cure Kids.
In February, he came out of retirement to attend the 66th Mt Benger A and P show in Roxburgh.
The next Shrek-focused fundraising venture for Cure Kids is a book, titled Dust to Gold.
