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Kaitô Ruby

IMDb ID: tt0322909 · Year: 1988 · Rating: 6.7 (147 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Crime · Romance

Toru Hayashi lives alone with his mother. Young salaryman whose life is staggeringly banal, he is what we can call a man stuck, until a pretty young woman moves into the apartment upstairs. Rumi Kato, charming and smart, quickly s...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesWorld-wide: Kaito Ruby (English, Alternative Title)
World-wide: Mysterious Thief Ruby (English, Alternative Title)
United States: Ruby, the Thief
Japan: 快盗ルビイ (Japanese)
Ruby, the Thief
Release Date1988-11-12Runtime96 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordscaper
based on short story
jewelry store
foreign language adaptation
bank
Production CompaniesToho
Sundance Company
Victor Musical Industries
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322909/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0322909.jpgUpdated At2025-06-26T10:35:28

Stars

Kyôko Koizumi
Hiroyuki Sanada
Kumi Mizuno
Masumi Okada
Nana Kinomi
Takanori Jinnai
Hiroko Isayama
Hideyo Amamoto
Haruhiko Saitô
Manami Fuji

Directors

Makoto Wada

Writers

Henry Slesar
Makoto Wada

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kyôko Koizumi | Character: Rumii Kaitô
Actor: Hiroyuki Sanada | Character: Toru Hayashi
Actor: Kumi Mizuno | Character: Toru's mother
Actor: Masumi Okada | Character: Actor
Actor: Nana Kinomi | Character: Actress
Actor: Takanori Jinnai | Character: Actor
Actor: Hiroko Isayama | Character: Actress
Actor: Hideyo Amamoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Haruhiko Saitô | Character: Actor
Actor: Manami Fuji | Character: Actress
Actor: Taisaku Akino | Character: Actor
Actor: Akira Nagoya | Character: Actor
Actor: Kōen Okumura | Character: Actor
Actor: Hideko Yoshida | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Makoto Wada | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Henry Slesar | Role: Writer
Name: Makoto Wada | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Sadatoshi Fujimine | Role: Producer
Name: Yoshinori Fujita | Role: Producer
Name: Hisahiko Iida | Role: Producer
Name: Noriyo Kimura | Role: Producer
Name: Noboru Takayama | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Masao Yagi | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Osame Maruike | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Isao Tomita | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Katsumi Nakazawa | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Hideyuki Hirayama | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Shôzô Katashima | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Fumiko Suganuma | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Fumio Hashimoto | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yoshihiro Nakayama | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jun Sugimoto | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Toshiyasu Imoto | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hideo Kumagai | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322909/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: November 12, 1988

Awards

Winner | 1989 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Blue Ribbon Award | Best Director | Makoto Wada, Ruby, the Thief
Nominee | 1989 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Editing | Isao Tomita, Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad, Ruby, the Thief, The Yen Family, Summer Vacation 1999, Waiting Wet Woman
Winner | 1988 | Hochi Film Awards | Hochi Film Award | Best Actor | Hiroyuki Sanada, Ruby, the Thief
Winner | 1989 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best Actor | Hiroyuki Sanada, Ruby, the Thief
Winner | 1989 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Actress | Kyôko Koizumi, Ruby, the Thief
Winner | 1989 | Mainichi Film Concours | Readers' Choice Award | Makoto Wada, Ruby, the Thief
Winner | 1988 | Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Supporting Actor | Hiroyuki Sanada, Ruby, the Thief
Winner | 1989 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Actor | Hiroyuki Sanada, Ruby, the Thief
Winner | 1989 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Actress | Kyôko Koizumi, Ruby, the Thief

Box Office

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