The Best Hirokazu Koreeda Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

If you're looking for the best Hirokazu Koreeda movies of all time then here is a definitive list. We rank every movie directed by Hirokazu Koreeda based on their popularity score from IMDB from best to worst. Click on the ‘see more’ button to find out where to watch them in Australia covering all streaming services. In March 2024 there are 5 films in this list.

List of the Best Movies Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda In Order of Popularity

  1. Still Walking
  2. Our Little Sister
  3. The Truth
  4. Shoplifters
  5. After the Storm

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1. Still Walking

Rated: Not Rated

7.9/10

Twelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger's life, Kyohei and Toshiko welcome their surviving children home for a family reunion. Younger son Ryota still feels that his parents resent that he isn't the one who died; his new wife, Yukari, is awkwardly meeting the rest of the family for the first time. Daughter Chinami strains to fill the uncomfortable pauses with forced cheer.

2. Our Little Sister

Rated: PG

7.5/10

A story that revolves around three sisters who live in their grandmother's home and the arrival of their 13-year-old half sister.

3. The Truth

Rated: PG

6.5/10

Fabienne is a star; a star of French cinema. She reigns amongst men who love and admire her. When she publishes her memoirs, her daughter Lumir returns from New York to Paris with her husband and young child. The reunion between mother and daughter will quickly turn to confrontation: truths will be told, accounts settled, loves and resentments confessed.

4. Shoplifters

Rated: R

/10

After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the bonds that unite them.

5. After the Storm

Rated: Not Rated

/10

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.