Policeman's Diary

Policeman's Diary

1955 · 111 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Comedy

Lending money, job hunting for civilians and babysitting. All these things are usually not listed on a policeman's job description. But for the officers of this local police station, it‘s part of their daily routine. One day, patrolman Yoshii (Hisaya Morishige) finds an abandoned baby and a six year old girl standing in front of the station. When he's declined by the welfare office, orphanage and local health clinic to take them in, he decides to take care of them himself.

Directed by Seiji Hisamatsu · Written by Toshiro Ide

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