Shinjuku dorobo nikki
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
(c)Oshima Productions
(c)Oshima Productions
- Release Date
- February, 15th, 1969
- Running Time
- 96 min
- Genre
- Feature
- Color
- Part Color
- Screening Format
- -
- Screen Size
- Standard (1:1.37)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- YOKOO Tadanori ── OKANOUE Torio
- YOKOYAMA Rie ── SUZUKI Umeko
- KARA Juro
[ Staff ]
- OSHIMA Nagisa ── Script
- TAMURA Takeshi ── Script
- SASAKI Mamoru ── Script
- ADACHI Masao ── Script
- YOSHIOKA Yasuhiro ── Cinematography
- SENGEN Seizo ── Cinematography
- TODA Shigemasa ── Art Direction
[ Production Company ]
Sozosha
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
OSHIMA PRODUCTIONS
[ Story ]
An allegorical portrayal of the relationship between a young book thief named Birdie and Umeko, a store clerk who catches him in the act. The action unfolds against the chaotic and politically charged backdrop of Shinjuku in 1968, a convergence point for political movements and underground culture. Oshima has described the film as his attempt to capture the dynamics of a changing world and society. Starring graphic designer and illustrator YOKO'O Tadanori alongside a cast made up of real-life artists and cultural figures – including KARA Juro of the Jokyo Gekijo ("Situation Theater") troupe and other Oshima regulars – the film ambitiously blurs the line between fiction and reality via an improvisational directorial style that incorporates chance occurrences within its narrative fabric.
Written by NAKANISHI Kanako
Reference: National Film Archive of Japan screening program
Translated by Adam Sutherland
[ Contact (International) ]
OSHIMA PRODUCTIONS LTD.
4F,Yamaguchikensetsu daini bldg., 5-4-11 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
tel: +81 3 3585 2700
E-mail: mail@oshima-pro.jp
https://www.oshima-pro.jp
