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Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

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DramaComedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

4.6/10

Release Date

15 February 1969

Country

Japan

Cast

Tadanori Yokoo

Tadanori Yokoo

Torio Okanoue

Rie Yokoyama

Rie Yokoyama

Umeko Suzuki

Fumio Watanabe

Fumio Watanabe

Himself

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Himself

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Himself

Juro Kara

Juro Kara

Singer

Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

Actor

Taka Okubo

Taka Okubo

Himself

Reisen Ri

Reisen Ri

Actress

Moichi Tanabe

Moichi Tanabe

Self

Tetsu Takahashi

Tetsu Takahashi

Self

Taka Okubo

Taka Okubo

Actor

Shimon Yotsuya

Shimon Yotsuya

Actor

Mansaku Fuwa

Mansaku Fuwa

Actor

Noboru Kuzu

Noboru Kuzu

Actor

Maki Fujiwara

Maki Fujiwara

Actress

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

Masao Matsuda

Masao Matsuda

Mihiro Wakabayashi

Mihiro Wakabayashi

Kôsuke Yamanaka

Kôsuke Yamanaka

Tadashi Yamazaki

Tadashi Yamazaki

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