Shoplifters (film)
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Shoplifters (Japanese: 万引き家族, romanized: Manbiki Kazoku, lit. 'Shoplifting Family') is a 2018 Japanese drama film written, directed and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Starring Lily Franky and Sakura Ando,[2] it is about a family that relies on shoplifting to cope with a life of poverty.
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Kanji | 万引き家族 | ||||
Literal meaning | Shoplifting Family | ||||
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Directed by | Hirokazu Kore-eda | ||||
Written by | Hirokazu Kore-eda | ||||
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Cinematography | Kondo Ryuto | ||||
Edited by | Hirokazu Kore-eda | ||||
Music by | Haruomi Hosono | ||||
Production companies | Fuji TV AOI Pro, Inc. | ||||
Distributed by | GAGA | ||||
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Running time | 121 minutes[1][2] | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese | ||||
Box office | $72.6 million[3] |
Kore-eda wrote the screenplay contemplating what makes a family,[4] inspired by reports on poverty and shoplifting in Japan.[5] Principal photography began in mid-December 2017.[6]
Shoplifters premiered on 13 May 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival,[7] where it won the Palme d'Or.[8] The film was released in Japan on 8 June 2018 and was a critical and commercial success. Shoplifters won three Mainichi Film Awards, including Best Film,[9] and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film,[10][11] and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars[12] and the Golden Globes.[13]