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Pitfall
Directed by
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Not Rated
1962
1h 37m
Fantasy
,
Drama
,
and more
7.5
100%
90%
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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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Cast of Pitfall
Hisashi Igawa
Otsuka
Sumie Sasaki
Shopkeeper
Sen Yano
Toyama
Hideo Kanze
Policeman
Kunie Tanaka
Man in White Suit
Kei Satō
Reporter
Kazuo Miyahara
Miner's Son
Akemi Nara
Wife
Tadashi Fukuro
Second Union Member
Kikuo Kaneuchi
Photographer
Kanichi Ômiya
Second Miner
Shigeru Matsuo
Farmer
Ton Shimada
Dead Miner
Sanpei Asakura
Heiguro Matsumoto
Labor Boarding House Owner
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Director
Kōbō Abe
Writer
Tadashi Ôno
Producer
Pitfall Ratings & Reviews
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
An outstanding allegorical ghost story.
CinePassion
Fernando F. Croce
Teshigahara's wide-swinging yet precise visual vocabulary jolts any hint of staginess into strange cinematic life
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Teshigahara's visual flair, evident in his sculptural use of wastelands and remarkable superimpositions, is matched by the singular assault of Takemitsu's unorthodox score.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
There is something uneasy underlying the entire film, and watching it is not unlike stepping into a dream in which not everything makes perfect sense, but every detail commands your absolute attention.
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Matt Bailey
One of the most successful teams in Japanese film was that of director Hiroshi Teshigahara, screenwriter Kobo Abe, composer Toru Takemitsu, and cinematographer Hiroshi Segawa.
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