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Car Thieves

1964-10-04 · 98 min · Not rated

Drama

Mixed-race children in Japan become involved in the petty theft of car parts.

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Directors
Yoshinori Wada
Production companies
TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Rikiya YasuokaRikiya YasuokaChief
Annu MariAnnu MariHatsuko
Minori TeradaMinori TeradaAsao
Franz FriedelAntonio
Naomi Harada
Imao Hirano
Chikako HosokawaChikako Hosokawa
Masami Ishikami
Hajime KamiokaZenigame
Moritoshi Katsumi
Linda KobayashiPoti
Yoshiko MiyataYoshiko Miyata
Pat MoritaPat MoritaKomugi
Tokiko Seki
Tarô Sekimoto
Toyoko Takechi
Jun'ichi Tanaka
Kichijirō UedaKichijirō Ueda
Joe YamanakaJoe Yamanaka
Megumi NakajimaSachiko

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