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Pitfall

7.319621h 37mMovieMysteryFantasyCrime

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.

DirectorHiroshi Teshigahara
WriterKōbō Abe
ProducerTadashi Ôno

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Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
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Cast · Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara

HIHisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Otsuka
SSSumie Sasaki
Sumie Sasaki
Shopkeeper
SYSen Yano
Sen Yano
Toyama
HKHideo Kanze
Hideo Kanze
Policeman
KTKunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Man in White Suit
KSKei Satō
Kei Satō
Reporter
KM
Kazuo Miyahara
Miner's Son
AN
Akemi Nara
Wife
TF
Tadashi Fukuro
Second Union Member
KK
Kikuo Kaneuchi
Photographer
KÔ
Kanichi Ômiya
Second Miner
SM
Shigeru Matsuo
Farmer

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Pitfall — streaming FAQ

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Pitfall is streaming on Criterion Channel in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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