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Evil Dead Trap (1988)

Shiryô no wana (original title)
| Horror | 14 May 1988 (Japan)
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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 | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

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

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Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

14 May 1988 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Evil Dead Trap See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Directors Company, Japan Home Video (JHV) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Japanese Porn Stars were used in the filming of this movie See more »

Goofs

When the blade swings down into the side of Mako's face, the blood clearly flows down from the top of the blade, and not from her face. See more »

Alternate Versions

UK version is cut by 8 seconds to remove closeup shots of a crucified woman's breasts being cut with a knife. See more »

Connections

References An Andalusian Dog (1929) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What are the differences between the British BBFC 18 Version and the Uncut Version?
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Wild !
5 November 2001 | by joethecondor – See all my reviews

I loved this movie ! An over the top horror flick that starts out like a slasher movie, but then turns the story into a mad gory fantasy so beyond realty that to tell you more would compeltely ruin it for you. All you need to know is that a news reporter receives a videotape showing a young women being tortured, and her eye ball slit open by an unknown figure off camera. The reporter and her crew trace the tape to an abandoned factory, where once there a mad killer huntsthem down one by one. Sounds like you've heard it before, and you have but the weird plot twist in this film, and it's gleeflully sick ending will make you wet your pants, if you love oddball horror films you'll love The Evil Dead Trap, enjoy!
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