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Hirokazu Kore-eda
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File:Hirokazu Kore-eda Cannes 2015.jpg — Georges Biard · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized without enlargement and converted to WebP. The existing People portrait frame may crop the photograph. Source colours retained. Adapted image retains CC BY-SA 3.0. · All media credits

Director · 1962–

Hirokazu Kore-edathe places behind the story.

Hirokazu Kore-eda is a Japanese film director, producer, screenplay writer and film editor. Born in Kiyose in 1962. On Where It Was, follow Hirokazu Kore-eda through Shoplifters (2018) and the real places on the map below.

  • 7Places on the map
  • 1City
  • 1World
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The map

7 placeswhere it happened.

Pins mark documented locations. Dashed circles mark an approximate area, not an exact building or camera position.

The story

In briefbefore you follow the trail.

Life and work

Hirokazu Kore-eda is a Japanese film director, producer, screenplay writer and film editor. Citizenship: Japan.

Shoplifters (2018)

Hirokazu Kore-eda directed Shoplifters. Its mapped locations appear on the trail below; a location does not mean Hirokazu Kore-eda was there for every scene.

The trail

Work, moment, placein the order it happened.

  1. 19621962-06-06
    Moment

    Born

    Hirokazu Kore-eda was born in Kiyose. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Place

    KiyoseApproximate area

    Area reference. This marks the town or district of birth, not a particular house or address.

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    Sources (2)
  2. 2018

    WorkShoplifters Movies

    Moment

    Shoplifters — Tsukiji Outer Market

    Tsukiji Outer Market is included for city orientation. The available citation supports Shoplifters’s broader Tokyo connection, but does not establish a title-specific event at this address.

    Place

    Tsukiji Outer MarketSite

    4 Chome-16-2 Tsukiji, Chuo City, Tokyo

    Public-realm viewing or normal visitor access only; confirm current hours and conditions.

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  3. 2018

    WorkShoplifters Movies

    Moment

    Shoplifters — Heian Jingū · Kyoto production location

    Heian Jingū · Kyoto production location is included for city orientation. The available citation supports Shoplifters’s broader Tokyo connection, but does not establish a title-specific event at this address.

    Place

    Heian Jingū · Kyoto production locationSite

    97 Okazaki Nishitennocho, Kyoto

    Public-realm viewing or normal visitor access only; confirm current hours and conditions.

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  4. 2018

    WorkShoplifters Movies

    Moment

    Shoplifters — Tokyo Comedy Bar

    Tokyo Comedy Bar is included as verified theatre context for exploring Shoplifters. It is not presented as a filming or performance claim unless the cited editorial source states one.

    Place

    Tokyo Comedy BarSite

    Tokyo Comedy Bar, tokyo

    Working cultural place: confirm current opening, ticketing, accessibility and photography rules directly.

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  5. 2018

    WorkShoplifters Movies

    Moment

    Shoplifters — Toyosu Pit

    Toyosu Pit is included as verified theatre context for exploring Shoplifters. It is not presented as a filming or performance claim unless the cited editorial source states one.

    Place

    Toyosu PitSite

    23 江東区

    Working cultural place: confirm current opening, ticketing, accessibility and photography rules directly.

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  6. 2018

    WorkShoplifters Movies

    Moment

    Shoplifters — WWW

    WWW is included as verified theatre context for exploring Shoplifters. It is not presented as a filming or performance claim unless the cited editorial source states one.

    Place

    WWWSite

    渋谷区

    Working cultural place: confirm current opening, ticketing, accessibility and photography rules directly.

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  7. Date not established
    Moment

    Hirokazu Kore-eda studied at Waseda University, according to the biographical record.

    Place

    Waseda UniversityLocation

    A school, college or campus. Visit only where it is open to the public; many teaching spaces are private.

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Keep exploring

Worlds and citiesconnected to Hirokazu Kore-eda.

  • World · MoviesShoplifters

    Peripheral streets, small shops and domestic space locate family life away from the skyline shorthand of central Tokyo.

People in the story

A shared credit means they worked on the same title, not that they were at the same places.

Places to stay

Stay in Tokyosomewhere with a story.

What’s on

On in Tokyo

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About the map and images

Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Locations are shown at the precision the sources support; approximate areas are never presented as exact addresses. Portrait: File:Hirokazu Kore-eda Cannes 2015.jpg — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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