Shoplifters

 

Shoplifters 2018

• Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu
• Cast: Lily Franky, Sakuro Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka, Jyo Kairi, Miyu Sasaki
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Sadly, none of them. Yet.
• Why? It sounded good.
• Seen: 11 June 2021      

       A family in Japan supports itself partly through shoplifting. They take in an abused little girl though they are already crowded in a squalid squat. The father and the boy teach her to help with the shoplifting. The family is kind to her, treating her like their own.

       They are not like other families but there are many different kinds of families, aren’t there? And many ways for families to fall apart.

       The acting is superb, especially the little girl, played by Miyu Sasaki. Don’t miss this one. 

5* of 5