The Kingdom of Spectacles
The Kingdom of Spectacles
1937, Japanese. Directed by Minoru Matsui.
Hide-chan (Hideko Takamine) and her family are on a trip to Tokyo. While visiting a fairground, a pickpocket (Kamatari Furukawa) steals the father's wallet. While everyone is trying to hunt down the thief, Hide-chan decides to make the most of it and enjoy her stay, while the thief and his main pursuer (Akira Kishii) play hide-and-seek among the funfair's spectacles and freakshows
- Runtime
- 0h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 June 1937
- Original title
- 見世物王国
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hidekazu Handa
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The Kingdom of Spectacles runs 58 minutes (0h 58m).
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The Kingdom of Spectacles isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 June 1937. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Kingdom of Spectacles?
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Who directed The Kingdom of Spectacles?
The Kingdom of Spectacles (1937) was directed by Minoru Matsui and stars Akira Kishii, Hideko Takamine, Nijiko Kiyokawa.