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The Stand-In Thief (2017)

Original title: 泥棒役者

2017-11-18 · 1h 54m · JA
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Hajime Onuki (Ryuhei Maruyama) was a thief, but he now works as a welder and lives happily with his girlfriend. Hajime Onuki is threatened by a former partner in crime. He forces Hajime Onuki to break into the mansion of a picture book writer to steal. He is caught by others while in the act, but they keep mistaking him for someone else. Hajime desperately keeps up the ruse to not get caught.

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Masafumi NishidaDirector

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Ryuhei MaruyamaRyuhei MaruyamaHajime OnukiMasachika IchimuraMasachika IchimuraShuntaro MaezonoYusuke SantamariaYusuke SantamariaRyosuke TodorokiAnna IshibashiAnna IshibashiEriko OkuMitsuki TakahataMitsuki TakahataMisa FujiokaMiyagawa DaisukeMiyagawa DaisukeNorio HatakeyamaJin KatagiriJin KatagiriJin TakanashiRie MinemuraRie MinemuraMayumi YonemuraAtsuko HirataAtsuko HiratahousewifeChad MullaneChad MullaneDave Ross

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Mistaken identityThief

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Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityMistaken Identity · ThiefDialogue densityComedyDirector preference436954Actor preference444231 · 345626 · 363968Country preferenceJp

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What is The Stand-In Thief about?

Hajime Onuki (Ryuhei Maruyama) was a thief, but he now works as a welder and lives happily with his girlfriend. Hajime Onuki is threatened by a former partner in crime. He forces Hajime Onuki to break into the mansion of a picture book writer to steal. He is caught by others while in the act, but they keep mistaking him for someone else. Hajime desperately keeps up the ruse to not get caught.

How long is The Stand-In Thief?

The Stand-In Thief has a runtime of 114 minutes.