Japanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema: SHOPLIFTERS
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January 11th, 2020 @ 1:45 pm - 3:45 pm EST
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Japanese Movies at Hot Docs Cinema: SHOPLIFTERS
Presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto
Our annual event returns to the Hot Docs Cinema in January 2020 with five contemporary films that show the creativity and depth of story telling on the big screen by Japan’s celebrated filmmakers.
Free admission, No RSVP required, First come first served* All films in Japanese with English subtitles
Hot Docs Cinema (formerly Bloor Cinema) 506 Bloor St. W. (Bloor and Bathurst)
*If you would like to request special accommodations, please let us know in advance by email (info@jftor.org) or phone (416 966 1600).
Saturday January 11, 1:45 PM
Shoplifters 万引き家族
Doors Open: 1:30pm , Film: 1:45pm
Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda
2018, 121 minutes, 14A
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders is united by fierce loyalty and a penchant for petty theft. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
Starring Mayu Matsuoka, Kirin Kiki, Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Jyo Kairi, Miyu Sasaki
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