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Pitfall

Original title: Otoshiana
  • 19621962
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
4.1K
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Pitfall (1962)
CrimeDramaFantasy
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
4.1K
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    • Hiroshi Teshigahara
    • Kôbô Abe(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Hisashi Igawa
    • Sumie Sasaki
    • Sen Yano
    • Hiroshi Teshigahara
    • Kôbô Abe(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Hisashi Igawa
    • Sumie Sasaki
    • Sen Yano
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
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    Kunie Tanaka in Pitfall (1962)
    Hisashi Igawa in Pitfall (1962)
    Kazuo Miyahara in Pitfall (1962)
    Pitfall (1962)
    Hisashi Igawa in Pitfall (1962)
    Hisashi Igawa and Sen Yano in Pitfall (1962)
    Hisashi Igawa and Kazuo Miyahara in Pitfall (1962)
    Kazuo Miyahara in Pitfall (1962)
    Hisashi Igawa and Sen Yano in Pitfall (1962)
    Kunie Tanaka in Pitfall (1962)
    Hideo Kanze and Sumie Sasaki in Pitfall (1962)
    Kei Satô and Kikuo Kaneuchi in Pitfall (1962)

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    Hisashi Igawa
    Hisashi Igawa
    • Miner…
    Sumie Sasaki
    • Shopkeeper
    Sen Yano
    • Toyama
    Hideo Kanze
    Hideo Kanze
    • Policeman
    Kunie Tanaka
    Kunie Tanaka
    • Man in white suit
    Kei Satô
    Kei Satô
    • Reporter
    Kazuo Miyahara
    Kazuo Miyahara
    • The miner's son
    Akemi Nara
    Tadashi Fukuro
    • Second union member
    Kikuo Kaneuchi
    • Photographer
    Kanichi Ômiya
    • Second miner
    Shigeru Matsuo
    • Farmer
    Ton Shimada
    • Dead miner
    Sanpei Asakura
    Heiguro Matsumoto
      • Hiroshi Teshigahara
      • Kôbô Abe(screenplay) (story)
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    • Trivia
      This is the first of four film collaborations involving director Hiroshi Teshigahara, author Kôbô Abe, and scorer Tôru Takemitsu. Their other film collaborations were Woman in the Dunes (1964), The Face of Another (1966) and The Man Without a Map (1968).
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      Featured in Music for the Movies: Tôru Takemitsu (1994)

    User reviews17

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    8/10
    The Ghosts Walk
    If you're familiar with Hiroshi Teshigahara's work, especially the notorious "Woman In The Dunes", you will understand the starkness, the harsh reality, the irony of this film. Ostensibly about a miner who is stalked by a man in a white suit and who then is killed for reasons that do not become apparent until nearly the end of the film, the film is, like "Dunes", an uncompromising look at life. The film is technically superb on the DVD box available, and it is highly recommended. This film is not for everyone, it is for people who are interested in serious Japanese cinema. There are nuances in this film that show the mark of a great director, though. Again, be prepared: This is not happy go lucky. It triumphs mostly because of its persistence of vision. That is an endorsement for any filmmaker.
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      • July 1, 1962 (Japan)
      • Japan
      • Japanese
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      • Teshigahara Productions
      • Toho Company
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
      • Black and White

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