Shibata Osamu
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Plot. In Tokyo, a family lives together in poverty: Hatsue, an elderly woman who owns the home and supports them with her deceased husband's pension; Nobuyo, who works for an industrial laundry service; her husband Osamu, a day laborer forced to leave his job after twisting his ankle; Aki, who works at a fetish club; and Shota, a young boy.
Nov 23, 2018 · Shoplifters: Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu. With Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka. On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting.
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders is united by fierce loyalty and a penchant for petty theft. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous...
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Oct 10, 2018 · When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence and test their quietly radical belief that it is love—not blood—that defines a family ...
Nov 23, 2018 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Hirokazu Kore-eda ’s Palme d’Or-winning “Shoplifters” opens with a perfectly calibrated scene that sets the table for what’s to come. A man and a boy are in a store. They keep making eye contact, moving slowly through the aisles.
When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence. A Japanese couple stuck with part-time jobs and hence inadequate incomes avail themselves of the fruits of shoplifting to make ends meet. They are not alone in this behaviour.
Nov 22, 2018 · The family in “Shoplifters” returns Kore-eda to the marginalized world of one of his best movies, “Nobody Knows,” about young children abandoned by their mother.
