2018 · 120 min · R

Shoplifters

Name: Shoplifters
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Released: 2018
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Kairi Jo, Miyu Sasaki

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · Drama, Crime, Thriller

Shoplifters (2018) is a Drama film, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda set in Tokyo during the 2010s, in winter. It runs 120 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of family & loyalty and identity run throughout.

Composer

Haruomi Hosono

Cinematography

Ryuto Kondo

Cast

Lily FrankySakura AndoMayu MatsuokaKairi JoMiyu SasakiKirin KikiSosuke IkematsuNaoto Ogata

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Setting

When

Season

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Identity

Tone

MelancholicBleakContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleChild Lead

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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