# Pitfall (1962)

> In a deserted Kyushu mining village, a laborer's murder becomes an eerie struggle over evidence, identity, and whether truth survives manipulation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/36893

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Mystery, Fantasy, Crime
- Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Cast: Hisashi Igawa, Sumie Sasaki, Sen Yano, Hideo Kanze, Kunie Tanaka, Kei Satō, Kazuo Miyahara, Akemi Nara
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203612/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, austere, surreal, arthouse film night, japanese cinema retrospective

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of truth and manipulation in a ghostly mining town.

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