New US Trailer for Hirokazu Kore-eda's Palme d'Or Winner 'Shoplifters'

“Sometimes, it’s better to choose your own family.” Magnolia Pictures has released the official US trailer for the Palme d’Or winning film Shoplifters, the latest film from beloved Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda (Nobody Knows, Like Father Like Son, Our Little Sister, After the Storm). Shoplifters is about a family of small-time crooks, but the story is really about what happens when they take in a young girl they find living on the street one day. The film’s cast includes Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Kirin Kiki , Kengo Kora, Sosuke Ikematsu, Chizuru Ikewaki, Yuki Yamada, Yoko Moriguchi, and Akira Emoto. This mostly understated, beautiful Japanese drama won big at Cannes, but also won the hearts of cinephiles, earning effusive reviews from some of the toughest critics out there. If you’re looking to discover some of the finest filmmaking this year, this should for sure be at the top of your list. It’s a must watch film from Japan. ›››

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