In our very first episode, we’re discussing Hirokazu Kore-eda and his films: the Palme d’Or winning Shoplifters (2018) and After-Life (1998).

Kore-eda is one of our favorite filmmakers, and one that brought the 3 of us together! We discuss his humanistic filmmaking (one of the best in the biz), figure out which movie is better (they're both great!) , and diss Spielberg a little (in good fun).

SPOILER WARNING for both films.

Cover art by Justina Yam

SHOPLIFTERS CREW:

DIRECTOR - Hirokazu Kore-eda PRODUCERS - Hirokazu Kore-eda, Hijiri Taguchi, Akihiko Yose, Kaoru Matsuzaki WRITER - Hirokazu Kore-eda EDITOR - Hirokazu Kore-eda CINEMATOGRAPHY - Ryūto Kondō PRODUCTION DESIGN - Keiko Mitsumatsu SET DECORATION - Akiko Matsuba COMPOSER - Haruomi Hosono SOUND - Kazuhiko Tomita COSTUMES - Kazuko Kurosawa

SHOPLIFTERS CAST:

Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Kairi Jyo, Miyu Sasaki, Kirin Kiki, Sosuke Ikematsu, Naoto Ogata, Yoko Moriguchi, Yuki Yamada, Moemi Katayama, Kengo Kora, Chizuru Ikewaki, Akira Emoto, Aju Makita, Hajime Inoue, Haruna Hori, Nana Mizoguchi

AFTER LIFE CREW:

DIRECTOR - Hirokazu Kore-eda PRODUCERS - Yutaka Shigenobu, Masayuki Akieda, Shiho Sato WRITER - Hirokazu Kore-eda EDITOR - Hirokazu Kore-eda CINEMATOGRAPHY - Yutaka Yamazaki, Masayoshi Sukita PRODUCTION DESIGN - Toshihiro Isomi, Hideo Gunji COMPOSER - Yasuhiro Kasamatsu

AFTER LIFE CAST:

Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Takashi Naitō, Kei Tani, Kyōko Kagawa, Tōru Yuri, Yusuke Iseya, Sayaka Yoshino, Kazuko Shirakawa, Kotaro Shiga, Hisako Hara, Natsuo Ishido, Akio Yokoyama, Taketoshi Naitô, Sadawo Abe, Tae Kimura, Miyako Yamaguchi