The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
MovieTitle | 大日本スリ集団 |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Nov 22, 1969 |
Genre | Crime, Comedy |
Director | Jun Fukuda |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | TOHO |
Run time | 95 min. |
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.