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48% Critic Match
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
4.8 / 10• 1969• 1h 36m•NR• Japanese
DramaComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Tadanori Yokoo
Torio Okanoue
Lead
Rie Yokoyama
Umeko Suzuki
Fumio Watanabe
Himself
Kei Satō
Himself
Rokkō Toura
Himself
Juro Kara
Singer
Akaji Maro
Actor
Taka Okubo
Himself
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nagisa Ōshima's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Diary of a Shinjuku Thief is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
