British label Thunderbird Releasing will release on Blu-ray Hirokazu Koreeda's latest film Shoplifters (2018), starring Lily Franky, Kirin Kiki, Sakura Andô, Mayu Matsuoka, and Naoto Ogata. The release will be available for purchase on March 25.
Last year. the film won the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival.
After another successful shoplifting spree, Osamu (Lily Franky, Like Father, Like Son) and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold and invite her home with them. Osamu's wife Nobuyo reluctantly agrees to shelter her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, relying on petty crime alongside their part-time jobs and inadequate incomes, they seem to live happily together - until an unforeseen incident upsets the delicate balance the family have created, revealing long-buried secrets.