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2018
· Movie
· 121 min
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #137
- IMDb #455
- Google retired #743
- Rotten Tomatoes #111
- Metacritic #96
- Letterboxd #115
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #52
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #480
- Metacritic Critics #104
- Metacritic Audience #252
- Criticker #234
- Douban #162
- Kinopoisk #1360
- AlloCiné #258
- Trakt #359
Every rating
70–99
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 70, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 99. Critics average 96, everyone else 83.
See the most agreed on films →A poor family on the margins of Japanese society survives by supplementing their low incomes with petty theft. They take in a young girl they find shivering on a balcony, and she becomes part of their unconventional household. The family's bonds are tested when a unforeseen event reveals hidden secrets and forces them to confront their definition of family.
Details
- Director
- Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Writer
- Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Released
- 2 June 2018
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 34 wins, 30 nominations
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (19) →
Awards & nominations
See all 64 →2 major awards won · 34 wins from 64 nominations across 36 ceremonies
| César Awards 2019 | Best Foreign Film | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2018 | Palme d'Or | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Japan | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2019 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Nominee | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee | |
| Golden Globes 2019 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee | |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2019 | Best International Film | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2019 | Best Asian Film | Kaoru Matsuzaki, Akihiko Yose and Hijiri Taguchi | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Palme d'Or | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Winner |
César Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Winner |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Japan | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Golden Globes
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Nominee |
Japan Academy Prize
13 nominations, 8 won
| Director of the Year | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Winner |
| Outstanding Actress | Sakura Ando | Winner |
| Outstanding Cinematography | Ryūto Kondō | Winner |
| Outstanding Lighting Direction | Isamu Fujii | Winner |
| Outstanding Music | Haruomi Hosono | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Kirin Kiki | Winner |
| Picture of the Year | Winner | |
| Screenplay of the Year | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Winner |
| Best Editing | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor | Lily Franky | Nominee |
| Outstanding Art Direction | Keiko Mitsumatsu | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Recording | Kazuhiko Tomita | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Mayu Matsuoka | Nominee |
Mainichi Film Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Sakura Ando | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kirin Kiki | Winner |
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Sakura Ando | Winner |
| Best Film | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kirin Kiki | Winner |
Tokyo Sports Film Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Lily Franky | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sakura Ando | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner |
Asian Film Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Original Music | Hosono Haruomi | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sakura Ando | Nominee |
| Best Director | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Keiko Mitsumatsu | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mayu Matsuoka | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Ensemble Cast | Winner | |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sakura Ando | Winner |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film | Kaoru Matsuzaki, Akihiko Yose and Hijiri Taguchi | Winner |
| Best Directing | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Nominee |
Denver Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Narrative Feature Film | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Winner |
Guldbagge Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Winner |
Kinema Junpo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Munich Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 5 Foreign Language Films | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Vancouver International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Popular International Feature | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations
| Film of the Year | Nominee | |
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Asian Film | Kaoru Matsuzaki, Akihiko Yose and Hijiri Taguchi | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Non-English Film | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination
| Best Non-American Film | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |