The Pit of Death (1968)

Género : Terror

Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 18M

Director : Koji Shima
Escritor : Kazuo Funahashi

Sinopsis

Horror film directed by Koji Shima.

Actores

Mikio Narita
Mikio Narita
Haruo Kuramoto
Mako Sanjō
Mako Sanjō
Midori Yukawa
Mayumi Nagisa
Mayumi Nagisa
Etsuko Nishino
Eiji Funakoshi
Eiji Funakoshi
Fumio Nishino
Yûzô Hayakawa
Yûzô Hayakawa
Sakabe
Mariko Fukuhara
Mariko Fukuhara
Hanako
Yukiko Tsuyama
Yukiko Tsuyama
Namiko
Mari Atsumi
Mari Atsumi
Receptionist
Mitsuko Tanaka
Mitsuko Tanaka
Natsuko Fukuhara
Akihiko Katayama
Akihiko Katayama
Yasuhara
Akira Natsuki
Akira Natsuki
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
President Yukawa
Chikara Hashimoto
Chikara Hashimoto
Udagawa
Kenichi Tani
Kenichi Tani
Section chief Satomi
Kenji Oyama
Kenji Oyama
Senior Managing Director
Teppei Endô
Teppei Endô
Department Head
Nobuo Minamitaka
Nobuo Minamitaka
Executive Managing Director
Isamu Saeki
Isamu Saeki
Fujioka
Shinsuke Kijima
Shinsuke Kijima
Employee A
Naomasa Kawashima
Naomasa Kawashima
Employee B
Ken Nakahara
Ken Nakahara
Ikegami
Nobuko Shingu
Nobuko Shingu
Kiyoko Hirai
Kiyoko Hirai
Michiko Yukawa
Genzô Wakayama
Genzô Wakayama
Narrator (voice)

Tripulaciones

Koji Shima
Koji Shima
Director
Kazuo Funahashi
Kazuo Funahashi
Screenplay
Jôji Ohara
Jôji Ohara
Director of Photography

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