Shoplifters

2018 2h 0m movie Film

Shoplifters

万引き家族

“Sometimes you choose your family.”

Synopsis

万引き家族

“Sometimes you choose your family.”

After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the bonds that unite them.

Audience Engagement

1,836

Reviews

98th

Review-volume percentile

86th

Popularity percentile

1,836 audience reviews — more than 98% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among Japan films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Shoplifters. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Fuji Television Network

Drama + Crime in Japan

203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shoplifters itself).

The 2017–2019 Japan Window

Shoplifters holds position #112 of 569 Japan films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shoplifters premiered alongside 194 others.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.

The 3763rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Shoplifters, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog

petty crimes · 2
asian origins · 2
shoplifting · 1
social realism · 1
shoplifter · 1

Recurring themes · common across catalog

orphan · 27
poverty · 24
family drama · 15

Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog

japan · 454
japan · 454
tokyo · 78
family relationships · 57

Reception Benchmarks

7.9

TMDB Rating

1,836

Audience Reviews

Highly Rated

Critical Tier

Ranked #634 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.0 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #262 of 1,933 (top 14%).

Production Details

Primary Country	Japan
Original Language	Japanese
Production Companies	Fuji Television Network, AOI Pro., BUN-BUKU, GAGA Corporation
Runtime	2h 0m
Release Date	June 2, 2018
IMDb	tt8075192
Official Site	www.shopliftersfilm.com

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