Hirokazu Koreeda Reviews and Articles | Little White Lies

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Two children running through a lush, green forest.
Review

Monster review – heartfelt and likably earnest

by Charles Bramesco

The rela­tion­ship between two young school­boys has ram­i­fi­ca­tions for their local com­mu­ni­ty in the new dra­ma from Hirokazu Koreeda.

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A man in a workroom using a sewing machine, surrounded by colourful spools of thread and other sewing equipment.
Review

Broker

by Charles Bramesco

Hirokazu Koreeda’s lat­est tale of found fam­i­lies focus­es on an ille­gal South Kore­an adop­tion scheme, run by two grifters with hearts of gold.

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A family sitting together by a window, with a woman in a black coat in the centre.
Review

The Truth

by Charles Bramesco

Hirokazu Koree­da fol­lows up Shoplifters with a typ­i­cal­ly dreamy, heart-pierc­ing fam­i­ly drama.

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In Retrospect
Two young Asian women embracing, one comforting the other in a cluttered room setting.
Review

Shoplifters

by Beth Webb

Hirokazu Koreeda’s Cannes storm­ing dra­ma paints a rich­ly human­is­tic por­trait of an uncon­ven­tion­al fam­i­ly unit.

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Suited man standing at podium before a crowded courtroom of men in black suits.
Review

The Third Murder

by Tom Huddleston

Don’t miss this foren­si­cal­ly con­struct­ed mur­der sto­ry from Japan­ese direc­tor Hirokazu Koreeda.

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Anticipation
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A young woman with short dark hair and an introspective expression looking off to the side.
Review

After the Storm

by Gabriela Helfet

Hirokazu Koree­da finds deep mean­ing in the every­day yet again in this immac­u­late­ly craft­ed drama.

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5
In Retrospect
Three young people, two girls and one boy, standing close together in a natural setting.
Festivals

Our Little Sister – first look review

by David Ehrlich

The lat­est from Japan­ese direc­tor Hirokazu Koree­da is sweet and sac­cha­rine to a fault.

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Man in grey jumper looking at child while cutting cake.
Review

Like Father, Like Son

by Adam Woodward

The sim­ple, tragi­com­ic trails of father­hood are cap­tured with per­fec­tion in the lat­est from Japan’s Hirokazu Koreeda.

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