Shoplifters (film)
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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 | ||||
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| Distributed by | GAGA | ||||
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Running time | 121 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
| Box office | $72.6 million | ||||
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, it is about a family that relies on shoplifting to cope with a life of poverty.
Kore-eda wrote the screenplay contemplating what makes a family, inspired by reports on poverty and shoplifting in Japan. Principal photography began in mid-December 2017.
Shoplifters premiered on 13 May 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or. 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, and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film, and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars and the Golden Globes.