Kore-eda's Cannes top prize winner is in UK cinemas in November.
Earlier this year, writer/director Hirokazu Kore-eda gave us the gripping thriller The Third Murder, a significant departure for a filmmaker who has become known as the modern master of the family drama.
With Shoplifters, Kore-eda returns to familiar territory to tell the story of a struggling family forced to steal to survive, who take in a young child they find on the street.
Shoplifters, which was awarded the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, is in UK cinemas November 23rd.
Check out the UK trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
After another successful shoplifting spree, Osamu (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...