Original title: 新宿泥棒日記 / Shinjuku dorobō nikki
Year: 1969
Country: Japan
Region code: A/B/C
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060974682904
Image: 1080p
HDR: -
Audio: Japanese - Uncompressed mono PCM
Subtitles: English
Age rating: 18
Genre: Drama
Cast: Moichi Tanabe, Rie Yokoyama, Tadanori Yokoo
Director: Nagisa Oshima
Synopsis:
A compulsive book thief meets his match when a young woman pretending to be a bookstore clerk catches him in the act. A strange relationship ensues, in which the two challenge each other to undertake increasingly risky thefts. A seemingly omniscient bookstore owner takes them under his wing and has the young pair explore a series of absurdist performances as an alternative to physical love. Shot on real locations in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district and incorporating footage from actual street protests, Diary of a Shinjuku Thief paints a vivid portrait of Japan’s 1960s counterculture, with Oshima bringing together leading figures from the movement to concoct a radical mix of Godardian free-form cinema, underground theatre and documentary.
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