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Once upon a time... "Shoplifters"

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How did an intimate film made on a modest budget win a Palme d'Or and attract 4 million viewers in Japan? With its principal craftsmen, including one-man band Hirokazu Kore-eda, we take a look back at a little gem of cinema made... with the family.

DirectorEmmanuel Hamon
WritersEmmanuel Hamon·Serge July

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Cast · Directed by Emmanuel Hamon

HKHirokazu Kore-eda
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Self
KM
Kaoru Matsuzaki
Self
LF
Lily Frank
Self
MJ
Muriel Jolivet
Self
KM
Keiko Mitsumatsu
Self
KJKairi Jo
Kairi Jo
Self
RKRyuto Kondo
Ryuto Kondo
Self
SASakura Ando
Sakura Ando
Self

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