Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
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.
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.
Tadanori Yokoo
Torio Okanoue
Rie Yokoyama
Umeko Suzuki
Fumio Watanabe
Himself
Kei Satō
Himself
Rokkō Toura
Himself
Juro Kara
Singer
Akaji Maro
Actor
Taka Okubo
Himself
Reisen Ri
Actress
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