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'{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox film | name = Shoplifters | image = Shoplifters (film).jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Hirokazu Kore-eda]] | producer = {{ubl|Matsuzaki Kaoru|Yose Akihiko|Taguchi Hijiri}} | writer = Hirokazu Kore-eda | starring = {{plainlist| *[[Lily Franky]] *[[Sakura Ando]] *[[Mayu Matsuoka]] *Kairi Jō *Miyu Sasaki *[[Kirin Kiki]] }} | music = [[Haruomi Hosono]] | cinematography = Kondo Ryuto | editing = Hirokazu Kore-eda | studio = Aoi Pro, Inc. | distributor = Gaga Corporation | released = {{film date|2018|5|13|[[2018 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2018|6|8|Japan|df=yes}} | runtime = 121 minutes | country = Japan | language = Japanese | budget = | gross = }} {{nihongo|'''''Shoplifters'''''|万引き家族|'''''Manbiki Kazoku'''''|literally ''Shoplifting Family''}} is a 2018 Japanese [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed, written and edited by [[Hirokazu Kore-eda]]. Starring [[Lily Franky]] and [[Sakura Ando]], it is about a family who rely on [[shoplifting]] as they cope with a life of poverty. The film premiered on 13 May 2018 at the [[2018 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]], where it went on to win the [[Palme d'Or]]. The film is scheduled to be released in Japan on 8 June 2018. ==Plot== Somewhere in Tokyo, Osamu Shibata and his wife Nobuyo live in poverty. While Osamu receives occasional employment and Nobuyo has a low-paying job, the family relies in large part on the grandmother's pension. As he is shoplifting for groceries with his son, Shota, they discover Yuri, a homeless girl. Osamu takes her home, where the family observes evidence of abuse. Despite their strained finances, they informally adopt her. However, the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department|Tokyo police]], aware that Yuri is missing, begin to search for her. ==Cast== {{castlist| *[[Lily Franky]] as Osamu Shibata *[[Sakura Ando]] as Nobuyo Shibata *[[Mayu Matsuoka]] as Aki Shibata *[[Sosuke Ikematsu]] as 4 ban-san *Kairi Jō as Shota Shibata *Miyu Sasaki as Yuri *[[Naoto Ogata]] *[[Yoko Moriguchi]] *[[Yūki Yamada]] *Moemi Katayama *[[Kengo Kora]] as Takumi Maezono *[[Chizuru Ikewaki]] as Kie Miyabe *[[Akira Emoto]] *[[Kirin Kiki]] as Hatsue Shibata }} ==Production== Director [[Hirokazu Kore-eda]] said that he developed the story for ''Shoplifters'' when considering his earlier film ''[[Like Father, like Son (2013 film)|Like Father, like Son]]''; the question was "what makes a family"?<ref name="Wise"/> Kore-eda described it as his "socially conscious" film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/05/20/films/director-hirokazu-kore-eda-master-humanism/#.WwGlGkgvzIU |title=Director Hirokazu Kore-eda: a master of humanism |work=[[The Japan Times]] |last= |first= |date=20 May 2018 |accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> With this story, Kore-eda said he did not want the perspective to be from only a few individual characters, but to capture "the family within the society", a "wide point of view" in the vein of his 2004 ''[[Nobody Knows (2004 film)|Nobody Knows]]''.<ref name="Wise"/> He set his story in [[Tokyo]] and was also influenced by the [[Japanese Recession]],<ref name="Wise">{{Cite web |url=http://deadline.com/2018/05/shoplifters-hirokazu-kore-eda-palme-dor-cannes-video-interview-1202394721/ |title=Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Returns To Exploring Family Dynamics In Surprise Palme D’Or Winner ‘Shoplifters’ – Cannes Studio |work=[[Deadline.com]] |last=Wise |first=Damon |date=19 May 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref> including media reports of how people lived in poverty and of shoplifting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/film/shoplifters-hirokazu-kore-eda |title=Hirokazu Kore-Eda om Shoplifters: ”Jag inspirerades av händelser som jag såg på nyheterna” |publisher=[[Sveriges Television]] |first=Askerfjord |last=Sundeby |date=19 May 2018 |accessdate=20 May 2018 |language=Swedish}}</ref> Production began in December 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japanese-director-hirokazu-kore-eda-sets-new-film-starring-lily-franky-1073184 |title=Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Sets New Film Starring Lily Franky |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Gavin J. |last=Blair |date=8 January 2018 |accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> with [[Fuji Television Network]], Gaga, and AOI Pro producing.<ref name="Frater"/> [[Lily Franky]] and [[Sakura Ando]] joined the cast before [[principal photography]] began in mid-December.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/ando-sakura-lily-franky-to-star-in-new-kore-eda-project/5125315.article |title=Ando Sakura, Lily Franky to star in new Kore-eda project |work=[[Screen Daily]] |first=Liz |last=Shackleton |date=5 January 2018 |accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> [[Child actor]]s Sasaki Miyu and Jyo Kairi were cast for their first film.<ref name="Frater">{{Cite web |url=http://variety.com/2018/film/asia/gaga-wild-bunch-hirokazu-koreeda-drama-1202656750/ |title=Gaga, Wild Bunch Board Hirokazu Kore-eda Drama |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Patrick |last=Frater |date=8 January 2018 |accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> [[Sosuke Ikematsu]], [[Chizuru Ikewaki]] and [[Yūki Yamada]] joined the cast in February.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://variety.com/2018/film/asia/cast-joins-hirokazu-kore-eda-shoplifting-family-1202698461/ |title=Berlin: Ensemble Cast Joins Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Family’ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Mark |last=Schilling |date=14 February 2018 |accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> Cinematographer Kondo Ryuto used [[35 mm film]] with a [[Arricam]] ST, aware 35 mm was a preference of Kore-eda's and also seeking the right texture and [[film grain|grain]] for the story.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/cannes-2018-camera-cinematographers-don-quixote-blackkklansman-under-the-silver-lake-1201960977/ |title=Cannes 2018: Here Are the Cameras Used To Shoot 32 of This Year’s Films |work=[[IndieWire]] |first=Chris |last=O'Falt |date=11 May 2018 |accessdate=21 May 2018}}</ref> ==Release== With Gaga Corporation as its distributor,<ref name="Frater"/> the film was selected to screen at the [[2018 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/cannes-lineup-includes-new-films-from-spike-lee-jean-luc-godard-1202751300/|title=Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard|work=Variety|accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref> where it went on to win the [[Palme d'Or]] for best film at the festival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44184985|title=Cannes 2018: Japanese indie Shoplifters wins Palme d'Or|date=19 May 2018|work=BBC News|accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> In Japan, it is scheduled for release on 8 June 2018.<ref name="Ito">{{Cite web |url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201805200022.html |title=Kore-eda nabs Palme d'Or on 5th try for top prize at Cannes |work=[[Asahi Shimbun]] |last=Ito |first=Erina |date=20 May 2018 |accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> [[Magnolia Pictures]] also obtained the rights to distribute the film in North America.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://variety.com/2018/film/news/shoplifters-cannes-hirokazu-koreeda-1202815442/ |title=Cannes: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Shoplifters’ Sells to Magnolia (EXCLUSIVE) |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first1=Brent |last1=Lang |first2=Elsa |last2=Keslassy |date=18 May 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref> On May 23 2018, [[Thunderbird Releasing]] acquired the UK distribution rights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/cannes-palme-dor-winner-shoplifters-scores-uk-deal-exclusive/5129581.article|title=Cannes Palme d'Or winner 'Shoplifters' scores UK deal (exclusive)|last=Grater|first=Tom|work=[[Screen International]]|date=May 23, 2018|accessdate=May 23, 2018}}</ref> ===Critical response=== [[File:Hirokazu Kore-eda Cannes 2015.jpg|150px|thumb|[[Hirokazu Kore-eda]] received positive reviews for his direction.]] On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an [[List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|approval rating of 100%]] based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 9/10.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shoplifters/ |title=SHOPLIFTERS (MANBIKI KAZOKU) (2018) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 93 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/shoplifters |title=Shoplifters Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave ''Shoplifters'' 4/5 stars, declaring it a "rich, satisfying film".<ref name="Bradshaw">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/may/14/shoplifters-review-family-of-thieves-steals-moral-high-ground-and-hearts |title=Shoplifters review – family of thieves steals moral high ground – and hearts |work=[[The Guardian]] |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=14 May 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' critic Deborah Young called it "bittersweet" as it "contrasts the frigid emotions of socially correct behavior with the warmth and happiness of a dishonest lower-class family".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/shoplifters-review-1111546 |title='Shoplifters' ('Manbiki Kazoku'): Film Review: Cannes 2018 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Deborah |last=Young |date=14 May 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref> Robbie Collin of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' awarded it five stars, hailing it as an "outstanding domestic drama, crafted by Kore-eda with crystalline insight and an unsparing emotional acuity".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/shoplifters-reviewa-thrilling-beautiful-tale-toykos-down-and/ |title=Shoplifters review: Hirokazu Kore-eda's Palme d'Or winner is a thrilling, beautiful tale of Toyko's down-and-outs |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Robbie |last=Collin |date=19 May 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref> For ''[[IndieWire]]'', David Ehrlich gave it a grade of "A–" and wrote the film "stings" with "the loneliness of not belonging to anyone, and the messiness of sticking together".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/shoplifters-review-kore-eda-hirokazu-cannes-2018-1201964195/ |title=‘Shoplifters’ Review: Kore-eda Hirokazu Returns With a Heart-Shattering Drama About Love and Theft — Cannes 2018 |work=[[IndieWire]] |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=14 May 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Wrap]]''{{'}}s Ben Croll declared it Kore-eda's "richest film to date".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/shoplifters-cannes-review-seventh-time-charm-hirokazu-kore-eda/|title=‘Shoplifters’ Cannes Review: Is the Seventh Time a Charm for Hirokazu Kore-eda? |work=[[The Wrap]] |last=Croll |first=Ben |date=15 May 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref> In ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'', Geoff Andrew gave it four stars and saluted Kore-eda as "a modern-day [[Yasujirō Ozu|Ozu]]".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/shoplifters |title=Shoplifters |work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |last=Andrew |first=Geoff |date=15 May 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'}}s Maggie Lee also compared it to ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/shoplifters-review-manbiki-kazoku-1202809298/ |title=Cannes Film Review: ‘Shoplifters’ (Manbiki Kazoku) |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Maggie |last=Lee |date=14 May 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref> Lily Franky's character Osamu was likewise compared to Dickens' character [[Fagin]].<ref name="Bradshaw"/> ===Accolades=== The film competed at the Cannes Film Festival,<ref name="select">{{Cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/articles/the-2018-official-selection|title=The 2018 Official Selection|work=Cannes|accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref> where it won the [[Palme d'Or]] on 19 May.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://variety.com/2018/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2018-award-winners-palme-d-or-1202816743/ |title=Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Shoplifters’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Peter |last=Debruge |date=19 May 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref> It was the first Japanese Palme d'Or-winner since ''[[The Eel (film)|The Eel]]'' in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/japanese-drama-shoplifters-takes-palme-d-or-at-cannes-1.3501850 |title=Japanese drama ‘Shoplifters’ takes Palme d’Or at Cannes |work=[[The Irish Times]] |first=Donald |last=Clarke |date=18 May 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/05/20/films/hirokazu-kore-edas-shoplifters-steals-show-win-cannes-palme-dor/#.WwHbZkgvzIU |title=With ‘Shoplifters,’ Hirokazu Kore-eda becomes first Japanese director to win Cannes Palme d’Or in 21 years |work=[[The Japan Times]] |last=Pomeroy |first=Robin |date=20 May 2018 |accessdate=20 May 2018}}</ref> Jury president [[Cate Blanchett]] explained the decision: "We were completely bowled over by ''Shoplifters''. How intermeshed the performances were with the directorial vision".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://variety.com/2018/film/asia/hirokaz-kore-eda-cannes-favorite-japanese-1202816938/ |title=Why ‘Shoplifters’ Director Hirokazu Kore-eda is Cannes’ Favorite Japanese Auteur |work=Variety |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=19 May 2018 |accessdate=19 May 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb title|8075192|Shoplifters}} *{{Rotten Tomatoes|shoplifters}} {{Hirokazu Kore-eda}} {{Palme d'Or}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shoplifters}} [[Category:2018 films]] [[Category:2010s crime drama films]] [[Category:Japanese crime drama films]] [[Category:Japanese films]] [[Category:Japanese-language films]] [[Category:Films about families]] [[Category:Films about missing people]] [[Category:Films about poverty]] [[Category:Films about theft]] [[Category:Films directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda]] [[Category:Films set in Tokyo]] [[Category:Palme d'Or winners]]'