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The Merciless Trap (1961)

Going Straight Was Hard Work. It Was Made Harder by The Gang

Genre : Thriller

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Jun Fukuda
Writer : Katsuya Susaki

Synopsis

Taut thriller about a too-perfect criminal case against an ex-convict that makes a nosy detective suspicious.

Actors

Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō
Kumi Mizuno
Kumi Mizuno
Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata
Ichirô Nakatani
Ichirô Nakatani
Mie Hama
Mie Hama
Nami Tamura
Nami Tamura
Tadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru
Naoya Kusakawa
Naoya Kusakawa
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Tadashi Okabe
Tadashi Okabe
Kôji Uno
Kôji Uno
Yutaka Nakayama
Yutaka Nakayama
Yoshiyuki Uemura
Yoshiyuki Uemura
Hideo Shibuya
Hideo Shibuya
Shôichi Hirose
Shôichi Hirose
Masaya Nihei
Masaya Nihei
Yû Sekita
Yû Sekita

Crews

Jun Fukuda
Jun Fukuda
Director
Takashi Asuka
Takashi Asuka
Novel
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Reiji Miwa
Reiji Miwa
Producer
Katsuya Susaki
Katsuya Susaki
Screenplay
Shoji Utsumi
Shoji Utsumi
Director of Photography
Tatsuo Kita
Tatsuo Kita
Art Direction
Norio Tone
Norio Tone
Sound
Masanobu Miyazaki
Masanobu Miyazaki
Sound
Rokuro Ishikawa
Rokuro Ishikawa
Lighting Technician
Kenjiro Hirose
Kenjiro Hirose
Original Music Composer

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