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The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 22, 1969

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Crime, Comedy

Original Title

大日本スリ集団

Production Companies

TOHO

Director

Jun Fukuda

Description

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.