The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

Name: The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Director: Jun Fukuda
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Released: 1969-11-22
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Keiju Kobayashi, Norihei Miki, Noriko Takahashi, Kunie Tanaka, Akihiko Hirata

1969

1h 35m

Crime Comedy

Director: Jun Fukuda

Writer: Giichi Fujimoto

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.