The Merciless Trap
6.4
“Going Straight Was Hard Work. It Was Made Harder by The Gang”
Taut thriller about a too-perfect criminal case against an ex-convict that makes a nosy detective suspicious.
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Cast
28 people
Makoto Satou
Known for
Princess Mononoke
Blind Woman's Curse
Kumi Mizuno
Known for
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
The War of the Gargantuas
Jun Fukuda
Katsuya Susaki
Kenjiro Hirose
Reiji Miwa
Akihiko Hirata
Known for
Godzilla
Rodan
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tatsuo Kita
Ichirō Nakatani
Known for
Harakiri
Yojimbo
Masanobu Miyazaki
Mie Hama
Known for
You Only Live Twice
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Jun Fukuda Director · Katsuya Susaki Screenplay Takashi Asuka Author
First release February 1, 1961 · Produced in Japan · Original title 情無用の罠
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
情無用の罠
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 1, 1961
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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