Pitfall(おとし穴)
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Japan · 1962
1h 37m
Director Hiroshi Teshigahara
Starring Hisashi Igawa, Sumie Sasaki, Sen Yano, Hideo Kanze
Genre Fantasy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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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.
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