Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

1968·Japan·96 min.
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
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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.

CinematographyYasuhiro Yoshioka
Original titleShinjuku dorobo nikki (Diary of a Shinjuku Thief)