Kaito Ruby (1988) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1988 · 96 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Makoto Wada

Starring

Hiroyuki Sanada, Hideyo Amamoto, Takanori Jinnai, Kyoko Koizumi, Hideyuki Otsuki, Hiroko Isayama

Toru Hayashi, a quiet bachelor living with his mother, sees his routine upended when Rumi, a young woman claiming to be a master thief, moves into the upstairs apartment. Though she boasts grand ambitions, she enlists Toru’s socially‑awkward but earnest assistance to finally launch her supposed criminal career, setting the pair on a series of unlikely capers.