| Diary of a Shinjuku Thief | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ōshima Nagisa |
| Written by | Adachi Masao Ōshima Nagisa Sasaki Mamoru Tamura Takeshi |
| Starring | Yokoo Tadanori Yokoyama Rie Satō Kē Kara Jūrō Tanabe Moichi Takahashi Tetsu |
| Cinematography | Sengen Sēzō Yoshioka Yasuhiro |
| Editing by | Ōshima Nagisa |
| Distributed by | Sōzōsha, Art Theatre Guild |
| Release date(s) | 1968 |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (新宿泥棒日記 Shinjuku dorobō nikki) is a 1968 Japanese New Wave film by Nagisa Oshima.
The film centers around Birdie, a young, Japanese book thief who soon is caught by a woman named Umeko. As they become young lovers, the two begin stealing books together.
The film, which starts out in black and white, turns into a fiasco of color, music, sex, and surrealism.
Also featured in this film is Kara Jūrō who sings a song on a guitar which perfectly suits the film. As the film climaxes we are transported from a rough life of crime to odd world of such oddities as Birdie chasing Umeko with a dildo, only to conclude with her being raped and him being beaten by the offenders.