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Pitfall

Pitfall

19627.31h 37m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Written by Kōbō Abe
Produced by Tadashi Ôno
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Top Cast

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Hisashi Igawa

Otsuka

Sumie Sasaki

Sumie Sasaki

Shopkeeper

Sen Yano

Sen Yano

Toyama

Hideo Kanze

Hideo Kanze

Policeman

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Man in White Suit

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Reporter

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Kazuo Miyahara

Miner's Son

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Akemi Nara

Wife

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Tadashi Fukuro

Second Union Member

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Kikuo Kaneuchi

Photographer

Themes & Keywords

liesurrealminerrural areamining townghostlabor unionghost townshopkeeperjapanese new waveminers strikefather son relationship

About Pitfall

Pitfall is a mystery, fantasy, crime film released in 1962 exploring themes of lie, surreal, miner, rural area, mining town, ghost. Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara, it stars Hisashi Igawa, Sumie Sasaki, Sen Yano. 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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