Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
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| Diary of a Shinjuku Thief | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nagisa Oshima |
| Written by | Masao Adachi Nagisa Oshima Mamoru Sasaki Takeshi Tamura |
| Starring | Tadanori Yokoo Rie Yokoyama Kei Sato |
| Cinematography | Seizô Sengen Yasuhiro Yoshioka |
| Editing by | Nagisa Oshima |
| Distributed by | Sozosha |
| Release date(s) | 1968 |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (Japanese transliteration: Shinjuku dorobo nikki) is a 1968 Japanese film.
[edit] Synopsis
The film centers around Birdie, a young, Japanese book thief who soon is caught by a woman named Umeko. As they become young lovers, the two begin stealing books together.
[edit] Film details
The film, which starts out in black and white, turns into a fiasco of color, music, sex, and surrealism.
Also featured in this film is Kara Juro who sings a song on a guitar which perfectly suits the film. As the film climaxes we are transported from a rough life of crime to odd world of such oddities as Birdie chasing Umeko with a dildo, only to conclude with her being raped and him being beaten by the offenders.
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