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Release Date:
July 1, 1962
Original Title:
おとし穴
Alternate Titles:
OTOSHI-ANA
Otoshiana
THE TRAP
Genres:
Crime | Fantasy | Mystery
Production Companies:
Teshigahara Productions
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 97
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.
Art Direction:
Masao Yamazaki
Cinematography:
Hiroshi Segawa
Continuity:
Eiko Yoshida
Director:
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Editor:
Fusako Shuzui
Original Music Composer:
Yuji Takahashi
Toshi Ichiyanagi
Toru Takemitsu
Producer:
Tadashi Ôno
Production Design:
Kiyoshi Awazu
Screenplay:
Kōbō Abe
Sound Designer:
Toru Takemitsu
Sound Effects Editor:
Kenji Mori
Sound Recordist:
Shigenosuke Okuyama
Story:
Kōbō Abe
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