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Cannes Palme d'Or winner Hirokazu Kore-eda will make his first film outside of Japan later this year with starry drama La Vérité (The Truth). Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Catherine Deneuve and Ludivine Sagnier are due to star in the largely French-language pic, the film’s producer has confirmed to Deadline. Binoche…

Cannes Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters became Hirokazu Kore-eda’s biggest film at the Japanese box office as it surged past $29.2M (3.2B JPY) yesterday after only four weeks in play. The drama has surpassed the huge number taken by Kore-eda’s 2013 hit Like Father, Like Son, according to distributor Gaga, and the film…

Cannes Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters has continued its mighty start at the Japanese box office, raking in a further $7M in its second week to take its cume to an exceptional $16.3M (￥1.8B) as of June 17 inclusive. Admissions are up to a hefty 1,465,052 for Hirokaza Kore-eda’s widely-praised drama, which is handled…