Shoplifters (2018)
万引き家族
"Sometimes you choose your family."
Critics Score
🎬 96%
(RT: 99%, MC: 93) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Mayu Matsuoka as Aki Shibata
Kairi Jo as Shota Shibata
Miyu Sasaki as Yuri
Sosuke Ikematsu as 4 Ban-san
Naoto Ogata as Yuzuru Shibata
Is Shoplifters good?
Most people think so. 84% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 96%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family. Wikipedia ↗
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