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Tale of Japanese Burglars

19651h 57mSatsuo Yamamoto

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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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What is Tale of Japanese Burglars (1965) about?

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.

Who stars in Tale of Japanese Burglars?

Tale of Japanese Burglars stars Rentaro Mikuni (Gisuke Hayashida), Yūnosuke Itō (Lieutenant Ando), Yoshiko Sakuma (Hana Takahashi), Shinjirō Ehara (Baba Kurakichi), Mako Midori (Fukuko Hayashida). The film was directed by Satsuo Yamamoto.

How long is Tale of Japanese Burglars?

Tale of Japanese Burglars has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1965.

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