Shoplifters
2018 · Movie · R · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · 96% critics
On the outskirts of Tokyo, a close-knit group living on the margins survives through small crimes and odd jobs. When they take in a neglected young girl, their tight routine grows more complicated as hidden truths surface, testing what love and belonging really mean.
Also known as Shoplifting Family · Une affaire de famille
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Details
- Original title
- 万引き家族
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-06-02
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 96/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (2,305 votes)
- Box office
- $67,999,335
About
You’ll likely like Shoplifters if you enjoy humane, emotionally driven family stories that linger after the credits; Not for you if you want a clear, upbeat plot or dislike slow, sensitive dramas like Outrage or Like Father, Like Son.
Pros: warm chosen-family heart; authentic performances; bittersweet emotional pull | Cons: fragile, unraveling tension; heavy secrets; sometimes slow pacing
Themes
- japan
- family relationships
- family drama
- tokyo, japan
- poverty
- orphan
- crime family
- shoplifting
- social realism
- insecure
- shoplifter
- thoughtful
- +6 more
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Foreign Film · 2019
- Palme d'Or · 2018
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2019 · nominated
- Palme d'Or · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
Lily Franky
as Osamu Shibata
Sakura Ando
as Nobuyo Shibata
Mayu Matsuoka
as Aki Shibata
Kairi Jo
as Shota Shibata
Miyu Sasaki
as Yuri
Kirin Kiki
as Hatsue Shibata
Sosuke Ikematsu
as 4 Ban-san
Naoto Ogata
as Yuzuru Shibata
Yōko Moriguchi
as Yoko Shibata
Yuki Yamada
as Yasu Hojo
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda