The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
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The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

DirectorJun Fukuda

1969
95 min
CrimeComedy

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.

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