The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club(1969)

Name: The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Director: Jun Fukuda
Released: 1969-11-22
Cast: Keiju Kobayashi, Norihei Miki, Noriko Takahashi, Kunie Tanaka, Akihiko Hirata

11/22/1969 (US)Crime, Comedy1h 35m

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.

Jun Fukuda

Director

Giichi Fujimoto

Screenplay