Pitfall

Pitfall (1962)

01/07/1962
Mystery, Fantasy, Crime
1h 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.

  • Hiroshi TeshigaharaDirector
  • Kōbō AbeScreenplay
  • Original Title

    おとし穴

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • lie
  • surreal
  • miner
  • rural area
  • mining town
  • ghost
  • labor union
  • ghost town
  • shopkeeper
  • japanese new wave
  • miners strike
  • father son relationship

Top Billed Cast

Hisashi Igawa

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

Kazuo Miyahara

Miner's Son

Akemi Nara

Wife

Tadashi Fukuro

Second Union Member

Kikuo Kaneuchi

Photographer

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