Evil Dead Trap (1988)
"Shiryô no wana" (original title)

A TV station employee takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there, only to end up running for her life when a small, fetus-like creature murders her crew.

Director:

Toshiharu Ikeda

Writer:

Takashi Ishii

Stars:

Miyuki Ono, Aya Katsuragi, Hitomi Kobayashi

Cast

Cast overview:
Miyuki Ono	...	Nami Tsuchiya
Aya Katsuragi	...	Masako Abe
Hitomi Kobayashi	...	Rei Sugiura
Eriko Nakagawa	...	Rie Kawamura
Masahiko Abe	...	Akio Kondô
Hiroshi Shimizu
Kyôko Hashimoto
Yûko Maehara
Yûko Suwano
Mari Shimizu	...	Hideki (voice)
Noboru Mitani	...	Detective
Terumi Niki	...	Haha no Koe (voice)
Shinsuke Shimada	...	TV Producer
Yûji Honma	...	Daisuke Muraki

Storyline

Nami hosts a late night home video program. She receives a tape which appears to be a real snuff film. She and her crew investigate the location where she meets a man looking for his brother who warns her to stay away. As she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.

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Plot Keywords:

snuff film | abandoned factory | impalement | stabbed in the back | trap | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

14 May 1988 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Evil Dead Trap

Company Credits

Production Co:

Directors Company, Japan Home Video (JHV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the woman is impaled with all of the spikes, in the chair, it is obvious that she is keeping one tucked under her arm, in order to keep it up.

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Connections

Followed by Evil Dead Trap 2 (1992)

User Reviews

Japanese Horror Movie with Porn Stars!

Now before you ask that question, this is NOT associated with the Sam Raimi classics. This is a pretty whacked Japanese horror movie of evil monster fetuses with bad attitudes. Not a really outstanding movie by any means, but I kept feeling like I was watching an older Italian slasher flick, especially with the GOBLIN-esque musical soundtrack pumping in at the action sequences. If you've ever seen any of Dario Argento's impressive horror movies, then you'll know exactly what the impression is I'm referring to. I also kept thinking to myself that there's just something strangely odd about the girls in this flick. And come to find out, they were actual AV Idol Pornstars. WOW! Japanese pornstars in a horror movie getting naked and getting "offed" in glorious deep red ways...Well, it makes this worth the money already!