If you loved Shoplifters, try Nobody Knows

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Nobody Knows has roughly 3.6× fewer votes than Shoplifters — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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2018 · dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

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Nobody Knows

2004 · dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda

What they share

Both films are directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Shoplifters, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Nobody Knows is

Oliver Twist meets Tokyo streets. A young boy cares for his siblings in a small apartment. Carried by gentle realism.

If you loved Shoplifters, try Nobody Knows

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What they share

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