Shoplifters
DramaCrimeThriller
7.846/10
|JP
|ja
|120 min
Release Date: 2018-06-02
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.
Production Companies
Fuji Television NetworkAOI Pro.BUN-BUKUGAGA Corporation
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
8/10
A genuinely super film about a family of small time chancers who survive on their wits on the verge of poverty. There is something almost Fagin-esque about their behaviour, but in best Robin Hood tradition we always feel that their small-scale criminal activities are carried out as a result of necessity than from any need or wish to do anyone else any harm. They take in a little girl off the stree...
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