Mystery ·Fantasy ·Crime · Japan · 1962 · 1h 37m

Pitfall

おとし穴

Pitfall poster
Director
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Cast
Hisashi Igawa as Otsuka Sumie Sasaki as Shopkeeper Sen Yano as Toyama Hideo Kanze as Policeman Kunie Tanaka as Man in White Suit Kei Satō as Reporter
Crew
Hiroshi Segawa — Director of Photography Fusako Shuzui — Editor Yuji Takahashi — Original Music Composer Toshi Ichiyanagi — Original Music Composer Toru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer Kōbō Abe — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
liesurrealminerrural areamining townghostlabor unionghost townshopkeeperjapanese new waveminers strikefather son relationship
Key Collaborators
Hiroshi Teshigahara Director Hiroshi Segawa Director of Photography Fusako Shuzui Editor Yuji Takahashi Original Music Composer Toshi Ichiyanagi Original Music Composer Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer Kōbō Abe Screenplay Kōbō Abe Story Tadashi Ôno Producer Kiyoshi Awazu Production Design
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