Pitfall

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Pitfall

1962

1h 37m

7.3(110 votes)

Mystery

Fantasy

Crime

Overview

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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15 members

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井川比佐志

Otsuka

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佐々木すみ江

Shopkeeper

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矢野宣

Toyama

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観世栄夫

Policeman

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田中邦衛

Man in White Suit

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佐藤慶

Reporter

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Kazuo Miyahara

Miner's Son

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奈良あけみ

Wife

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袋正

Second Union Member

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金内喜久夫

Photographer

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Kanichi Ômiya

Second Miner

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Shigeru Matsuo

Farmer

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島田屯

Dead Miner

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Sanpei Asakura

Unknown Role

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Heiguro Matsumoto

Labor Boarding House Owner

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