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Rainbow Kids (1991)

Rainbow Kids poster
Original title
大誘拐 RAINBOW KIDS
Directed by
Kihachi Okamoto
Genre
heist film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three kids plan to steal a famous painting. They get help from an unexpected older woman. The heist has surprising results.

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What happens

Rainbow Kids (大誘拐, Daiyūkai) is a 1991 Japanese mystery comedy film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Tanie Kitabayashi and Ken Ogata. The film won several Japanese film awards, including Tanie Kitabayashi who won awards for Best Actress at Kinema Junpo Awards, Mainichi Film Concours, and the Japanese Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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