The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (1969)

8.0/10 95 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

Tomizô Funakoshi

Norihei Miki

Heppei Hiradaira

Noriko Takahashi

Kamie

Kunie Tanaka

Kanegai

Akihiko Hirata

Furansu

Wakako Sakai

Akiko

Daigo Kusano

Fukurô

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kyôko

Masao Shimizu

Toyokura

Yutaka Sada

Nakanishi

Masami Shimojō

Yoshioka

Minori Terada

Heiichirô

Hideji Ōtaki

Saeki

Kin Sugai

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