Pitfall (1962)

Recommended

Japan

Feature Film

Original Title: おとし穴

Director: Teshigahara Hiroshi

Writer: Abe Kōbō

Cinematographer: Segawa Hiroshi

Composers: Ichiyanagi Toshi, Takahashi Yuji, Takemitsu Tōru

Cast: Igawa Hisashi, Sasaki Sumie, Yano Sen, Kanze Hideo, Tanaka Kunie, Satō Kei, Miyahara Kazuo

A recently employed miner is murdered in a deserted town by a mysterious stranger, raising the conspiratorial suspicions of his doppelganger, a local miners’ union secretary, in Teshigahara’s impeccably crafted allegorical gem – his first collaboration with renowned author Abe – which proves to be an enticing mix of socio-political commentary, ghost story, and murder mystery. Iain.Stott