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Tale of Japanese Burglars
Tale of Japanese Burglars
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Tale of Japanese Burglars

Original Title: にっぽん泥棒物語

1965
1h 57m
Crime
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1965

Runtime

1h 57m

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Storyline

Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some communists are found guilty of causing the incident, but he knows it wasn't them. He can save innocent people but for that he must confess his own crime.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 57m
May 1, 1965
Languages
Japanese
Director
Satsuo Yamamoto
Production
Toei Company
Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

32 Cast Members

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Gisuke Hayashida

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Lieutenant Ando

Yoshiko Sakuma

Yoshiko Sakuma

Hana Takahashi

Shinjirō Ehara

Shinjirō Ehara

Baba Kurakichi

Mako Midori

Mako Midori

Fukuko Hayashida

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Hayashida's mother

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Lawyer Ohki

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Saiki, News reporter

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Lawyer Fujimoto

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Public prosecutor Tamura

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Momoko

Tomo'o Nagai

Tomo'o Nagai

Presiding judge

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

Kameya's owner

Kenji Imai

Kenji Imai

Young detective

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Fujie Satsuki

Tokue Hanazawa

Tokue Hanazawa

Katsu Yamamoto

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

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