Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
1968·Japan·96 min.
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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. The film, which starts out in black and white, turns into a fiasco of color, music, sex, and surrealism.
DirectorNagisa Ôshima
CinematographyYasuhiro Yoshioka
CastTadanori Yokoo·Rie Yokoyama·Kei Sato·Juro Kara·Tetsu Takahashi·Moichi Tanabe·Rokko Toura·Fumio Watanabe
Original titleShinjuku dorobo nikki (Diary of a Shinjuku Thief)