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Tale of Japanese Burglars

Tale of Japanese Burglars

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Overview

Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some communists are found guilty of causing the incident, but he knows it wasn't them. He can save innocent people but for that he must confess his own crime.

Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto
Written by Hajime Takaiwa, Atsushi Takeda
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Top Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Gisuke Hayashida

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Lieutenant Ando

Yoshiko Sakuma

Yoshiko Sakuma

Hana Takahashi

Shinjirō Ehara

Shinjirō Ehara

Baba Kurakichi

Mako Midori

Mako Midori

Fukuko Hayashida

Tanie Kitabayashi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Hayashida's mother

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Lawyer Ohki

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Saiki, News reporter

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Lawyer Fujimoto

About Tale of Japanese Burglars

Tale of Japanese Burglars is a crime, comedy film released in 1965. Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto, it stars Rentaro Mikuni, Yūnosuke Itō, Yoshiko Sakuma. Gisuke Hayashida is an illegal dentist during the day and a burglar by night. One night during a burglary he witnesses a train derailment. Some communists are found guilty of causing the incident, but he knows it wasn't them. He can save innocent people but for that he must confess his own crime.

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