Movielogr
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (1969)
Directed by Jun Fukuda
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.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Keiju Kobayashi | Norihei Miki | Noriko Takahashi | Kunie Tanaka | Akihiko Hirata | Wakako Sakai | Daigo Kusano | Kazuko Yoshiyuki | Masao Shimizu | Yutaka Sada | Masami Shimojô | Minori Terada | Hideji Ôtaki | Kin Sugai