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A Trap (1965)

Genre : Mystery, Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Yoji Yamada
Writer : Shinobu Hashimoto

Synopsis

When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shark, pretty, young Kiriko travels from her home in Kyushu to Tokyo to get Japan's top lawyer to defend her brother. Unfortunately her naive idealism is shattered when the lawyer refuses to take the case based on her insufficient funds. What follows is a long determined revenge plot that sees the heroine become a Tokyo bar hostess and worse to punish the lawyer. The plot thickens with another murder mystery and a sleuthing reporter.

Actors

Chieko Baisho
Chieko Baisho
Kiriko Yanagida
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Kinzô Ôtsuka
Michiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratama
Michiko Kôno
Yūsuke Kawazu
Yūsuke Kawazu
Ken'ichi Sugita
Yôsuke Kondô
Yôsuke Kondô
Kôichi Abe
Taketoshi Naitô
Taketoshi Naitô
Prosecutor Shimada
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Masao Yanagida
Etsuko Ichihara
Etsuko Ichihara
Nobuko
Koji Kiyomura
Koji Kiyomura
Hisaoka
Masakazu Kuwayama
Masakazu Kuwayama
Okumura
Torahiko Hamada
Torahiko Hamada
Judge
Kenzô Tabu
Kenzô Tabu
Detective
Sumiko Abe
Sumiko Abe
Madam of the Kaiso bar
Takanobu Hozumi
Takanobu Hozumi
Manager of the Minase
Chieko Misaki
Chieko Misaki
Landlady
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Man on Boat
Fumio Ōmachi
Fumio Ōmachi
Tsûsai Sugawara
Tsûsai Sugawara
Jiro Kawarazaki
Jiro Kawarazaki
Yamagami
Yumeko Aizome
Yumeko Aizome
Yoshiko Ôtsuka
Yoshiko Maki
Yoshiko Maki
Munemaru Kôda
Munemaru Kôda
Kôei Yamamoto
Kôei Yamamoto
Hiroyuki Wachi
Hiroyuki Wachi
Sōnosuke Oda
Sōnosuke Oda
Shôsuke Oni
Shôsuke Oni
Hiroshi Aoyama
Hiroshi Aoyama
Tsuneko Sasaki
Tsuneko Sasaki
Kiyo Murakami
Kiyo Murakami
Kamon Kawamura
Kamon Kawamura
Ken Okabe
Ken Okabe
Keisuke Maeda
Keisuke Maeda
Yûji Takasugi
Yûji Takasugi
Keiji Tsuchida
Keiji Tsuchida

Crews

Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Director
Seicho Matsumoto
Seicho Matsumoto
Novel
Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Shigeru Wakita
Shigeru Wakita
Producer
Chiyoo Umeda
Chiyoo Umeda
Art Direction
Tetsuo Takaha
Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography
Hikaru Hayashi
Hikaru Hayashi
Original Music Composer
Keiichi Uraoka
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor
Yasuo Suzuki
Yasuo Suzuki
Set Decoration
Jirô Sugioka
Jirô Sugioka
Assistant Director
Yoshiharu Kawazoe
Yoshiharu Kawazoe
Set Designer
Yasukuni Toida
Yasukuni Toida
Lighting Technician
Sachio Obi
Sachio Obi
Sound Recordist
Hirofumi Satô
Hirofumi Satô
Sound Mixer

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