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Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
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Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

Feb 15, 1969
1h 36m
★ 4.5

Overview

In Tokyo's Shinjuku district, the lives of a young man prone to theft, a young woman he meets at a bookstore, and a kabuki actor intersect.

Genres

Drama
Comedy

Production Companies

Sozosha
Art Theatre Guild

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Cast

Tadanori Yokoo

Torio Okanoue

Tadanori Yokoo

Rie Yokoyama

Umeko Suzuki

Rie Yokoyama

Fumio Watanabe

Himself

Fumio Watanabe

Kei Satō

Himself

Kei Satō

Rokkō Toura

Himself

Rokkō Toura

Juro Kara

Singer

Juro Kara

Akaji Maro

Actor

Akaji Maro

Taka Okubo

Himself

Taka Okubo

Reisen Ri

Actress

Reisen Ri

Moichi Tanabe

Self

Moichi Tanabe

Tetsu Takahashi

Self

Tetsu Takahashi

Taka Okubo

Actor

Taka Okubo