Shoplifters Explained: Seeing an Invisible Family

In this video essay I attempt to explain Hirokazu Koreeda's 2018, Palme d'Or winning film, Shoplifters. Specifically, how it's a movie that represents the culmination of Koreeda's career long examination of what it means to be a family.
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How can a group of broken pieces unrelated by blood come together to form a bond as strong as family?
I outline some details of Koreeda's previous works dealing with the notion of family and how they provide the foundation for the eventual creation of the masterpiece that is Shoplifters. Through explaining the various themes and motifs found in the different films in his career, I try to show how this movie is a true test to the classic concept of family.
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Clips From Hirokazu Koreeda's various movies:
Nobody Knows (2004)
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Still Walking (2008)
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I Wish (2011)
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Like Father, Like Son (2013)
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Our Little Sister (2015)
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After the Storm (2016)
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Shoplifters (2018)
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Music Attribution:
Acoustic Guitar 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommon...)
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Shizuka by AERØHEAD / aerohead
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