Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

4.6

1969

1h 36m

DramaComedy

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.

Key Crew

Director

Nagisa Ōshima

Producers

Masayuki Nakajima

Writers

Nagisa Ōshima

Masao Adachi

Mamoru Sasaki

Cinematography

Seizō Sengen

Cast (21)

Tadanori Yokoo

Torio Okanoue

Rie Yokoyama

Umeko Suzuki

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