Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi is a self-proclaimed master thief, but she needs socially awkward Toru's help to actually kickstart her so-called career.
Acting
Kyoko Koizumi's chaotic physical comedy
Costume
Rumi's impossible thief outfits
Direction
Wada's cartoonish visual wit
Director
Makoto Wada
Kyoko Koizumi
Rumi Kato (Ruby)
Hiroyuki Sanada
Toru Hayashi
Kumi Mizuno
Toru's Mother
Kazuo Katō
Toru's Boss
Hiroko Isayama
Older Woman at Toru's Company
Hideyo Amamoto
Grocery Store Owner
Kyôko Takami
Woman on Her Way Home from Shopping
Hideko Yoshida
Bank Clerk
Hideyuki Otsuki
Bank Security Guard
Shinichiro Uchida
Postman
Haruhiko Saito
Jewelry Store Clerk
Kōen Okumura
Concierge
Masumi Okada
Mr. Yamanouchi
Nana Kinomi
Mrs. Yamanouchi
Takanori Jinnai
Rumi's Boyfriend
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Makoto Wada was primarily a celebrated illustrator and graphic designer; this was his second of only three films.
Kyoko Koizumi was at peak idol-to-actress transition here, and this role helped cement her 'quirky everywoman' persona that defined late-80s Japanese cinema.
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