SHOPLIFTERS

MANBIKI KAZOKU

By Hirokazu KORE-EDA

GAGA CORPORATION - as SALES All rights, Asia

Drama - Completed 2018

After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2018
Competition Palme d'or
Stockholm IFF 2018
Open Zone
    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Duration
    • 121 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Hirokazu KORE-EDA
    • Synopsis
    • After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, shaking the bonds that unite them…