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The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

19690.0 / 1095 min
Crime, Comedy

Overview

A crime story (with strong elements of comedy) that pits a determined detective against a gang of pickpockets in Osaka. The detective (played by Keiju Kobayashi) and the leader of the gang (played by Norihei Miki) have an interesting wartime backstory together that fuels much of the story.

Cast

Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Tomizô Funakoshi

Norihei Miki

Norihei Miki

Heppei Hiradaira

Noriko Takahashi

Noriko Takahashi

Kamie

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Kanegai

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Furansu

Wakako Sakai

Wakako Sakai

Akiko

Daigo Kusano

Daigo Kusano

Fukurô

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kyôko

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Toyokura

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Nakanishi

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Yoshioka

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

Heiichirô

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Saeki

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Crew

Jun Fukuda

Jun Fukuda

Director

Giichi Fujimoto

Giichi Fujimoto

Screenplay

Fumiko Ohashi

Fumiko Ohashi

Editor

Yuzuru Aizawa

Yuzuru Aizawa

Director of Photography

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer