Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

1969 · 96 min · JA · 4.6 (22 votes)
Dir. Nagisa Ōshima · Starring Tadanori Yokoo, Rie Yokoyama, Fumio Watanabe, Kei Satō, Rokkō Toura, Juro Kara
DramaComedy

In Tokyo's Shinjuku district, the lives of a young man prone to theft, a young woman he meets at a bookstore, and a kabuki actor intersect.

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A raw, sexually charged dive into Tokyo's counterculture. It's a dizzying, confrontational exploration of desire and alienation, feeling like a fever dream captured on film. Prepare for a wild, unpredictable ride.

transgressiveunsettlingeroticchaoticprovocativefreneticunderground cinemaNew Waveexperimentaldesireidentityurban alienationsexuality
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