Karasu no Oyayubi

2012 Japanese film

Karasu no Oyayubi (カラスの親指, "Crow's Thumb") is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Tadafumi Itō and based on a novel by Shusuke Michio.^[1]

Plot

Take (Abe Hiroshi) is a middle aged man, who after losing his wife and daughter, decides to become a swindler. He convinces his colleague Tetsu to become one as well, and they both incorporate their 3 housemates, who are lower level/amateur swindlers, into the plan.^[2][1]

Cast

• Hiroshi Abe as Take^[3]
• Shoji Murakami as Tetsu^[3]
• Satomi Ishihara as Yahiro^[3]
• Rena Nōnen as Mahiro^[3]
• Yu Koyanagi^[3]
• Bengal as Pawn Shop Owner
• Yūsuke Santamaria
• Daimaou Kosaka as Nogami
• Takeshi Nadagi as Tontonei restaurant Employee
• Shingo Tsurumi as Higuchi
• Shigeyuki Totsugi as Tontonei restaurant manager

References

1. HPriest (October 17, 2011). "Abe Hiroshi becomes a swindler for "Karasu no Oyayubi"". Tokyohive. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
2. Shilling, Mark "karasu no oyayubi / crows thumb" The Japan Times October 2017 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2012/11/30/films/film-reviews/karasu-no-oyayubi-crows-thumb/#.W4jK_WdlKUk
3. HPriest (August 11, 2012). "Poster for 'Karasu no Oyayubi' revealed". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Karasu no Oyayubi at IMDb