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The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

8.019691h 35mMovieCrimeComedy

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.

DirectorJun Fukuda
WriterGiichi Fujimoto

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Cast · Directed by Jun Fukuda

KKKeiju Kobayashi
Keiju Kobayashi
Tomizô Funakoshi
NMNorihei Miki
Norihei Miki
Heppei Hiradaira
NTNoriko Takahashi
Noriko Takahashi
Kamie
KTKunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Kanegai
AHAkihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata
Furansu
WSWakako Sakai
Wakako Sakai
Akiko
DKDaigo Kusano
Daigo Kusano
Fukurô
KYKazuko Yoshiyuki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Kyôko
MSMasao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Toyokura
YSYutaka Sada
Yutaka Sada
Nakanishi
MSMasami Shimojō
Masami Shimojō
Yoshioka
MTMinori Terada
Minori Terada
Heiichirô

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The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 10, 1970. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.