Pitfall
7.5
A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls.
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Cast
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Hisashi Igawa
Otsuka
Known for
Ran
Harakiri
Sumie Sasaki
Shopkeeper
Known for
One Million Yen Girl
Empire of Passion
Sen Yano
Toyama
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
The Face of Another
Hideo Kanze
Policeman
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
Kuroneko
Kunie Tanaka
Man in White Suit
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Kei Satō
Reporter
Known for
Onibaba
Harakiri
Kazuo Miyahara
Miner's Son
Akemi Nara
Wife
Also in
Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter
Daydream
Tadashi Fukuro
Second Union Member
Also in
Cash Calls Hell
Oh, My Son!
Kikuo Kaneuchi
Photographer
Known for
Eros + Massacre
Kanichi Ômiya
Second Miner
No other roles listed
Shigeru Matsuo
Farmer
No other roles listed
Hiroshi Teshigahara Director · Kōbō Abe Screenplay Tōru Takemitsu Composer
First release July 1, 1962 · Produced in Japan · Production Art Theatre Guild, Toho Company, Ltd.
Production
Teshigahara Productions
Production
Art Theatre Guild
Production
Toho Company, Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
おとし穴
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 1, 1962
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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