The Story of a Japanese Thief

This film (drama)Also known asにっぽん泥棒物語，is aJapanProducerwomen sex，At1965Released in year 。The dialogue language isJapanese，Current Douban rating7.9(For reference only)。

The thief Yoshisuke Lin was arrested and imprisoned four times. One day, he met a waitress named Momoko at a hot spring and moved in with her, even gifting her stolen items. However, after his activities were exposed, he was captured by Officer Ando. After being released on bail, he went to steal from a warehouse that night and encountered nine large men. The next day, a train derailment occurred at a nearby station, and Yoshisuke was imprisoned again as a suspect. Inside the prison, he met three inmates who were said to have caused the derailment, but all three denied it, leading Yoshisuke to suspect the nine large men. After his release, Yoshisuke decided to turn over a new leaf, met Ah Hua, and married her, but did not tell her about his past. Lawyer Fujimoto asked Yoshisuke to be a witness for the train derailment incident, but Ando threatened him that if he did not follow the police's instructions, his criminal history would be revealed. For the sake of the innocent men, Yoshisuke decided to tell the truth. Ando publicly exposed him, yet Yoshisuke still provided a truthful account of that night's events to the court… The story is adapted from internal materials of the 1961 “Matsukawa Incident.” This film, filled with comedic elements, sharply satirizes the hypocrisy of the police authorities while highlighting the character of Yoshisuke, a man with multiple petty theft records who retains his inherent kindness. Director Sadafumi Yamamoto is known as a master of social commentary for his bold exposure of the inner workings of Japan's political and financial elites, and he is one of the few directors who pioneered independent filmmaking and remained steadfast in his beliefs. The film won fourth place in the 1965 "Film Monthly" Top Ten Awards.