The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
1969A 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.
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Keiju Kobayashi
as Tomizô Funakoshi
Norihei Miki
as Heppei Hiradaira
Noriko Takahashi
as Kamie
Kunie Tanaka
as Kanegai
Akihiko Hirata
as Furansu
Wakako Sakai
as Akiko
Daigo Kusano
as Fukurô
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
as Kyôko
Masao Shimizu
as Toyokura
Yutaka Sada
as Nakanishi
Masami Shimojō
as Yoshioka
Minori Terada
as Heiichirô
Hideji Ōtaki
as Saeki
Kin Sugai