The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952·Japan·84 min.
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A pretty pickpocket is travelling on an express train from Osaka to her home village. She is an orphan, but wants to show off her wealth to the villagers who accused her father of being a spy. Detective Kita, who is on holiday, recognizes her and suggests to a pulp writer that he use her as a model for a story. While in a tunnel, she picks the wrong wallet from the man beside her, and subsequently loses her savings to an older woman pickpocket. At an inn, the writer replaces her money. The writer knows that the detective is falling in love with her, and the two follow her to her village. They find that the village is now part of a US air base and bombing range.
DirectorKon Ichikawa
MusicToshiro Mayuzumi
CinematographyJun Yasumoto
CastFubuki Koshiji·Ryo Ikebe·Sô Yamamura·Mariko Okada·Yûnosuke Itô·Sadako Sawamura·Kamatari Fujiwara·Fuyuki Murakami·Daisuke Kato·Eiko Miyoshi·Sachio Sakai·Haruo NakajimaShow all
Original titleAshi ni sawatta onna