Evil Dead Trap

"Pure terror!"

1988 1h 40m JA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 102

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Synopsis

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A talk show hostess takes a camera crew out to an abandoned factory to investigate a purported snuff film that was made there. As she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.

“Pure terror!”

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Cast

Miyuki Ono
Nami Tsuchiya
Yūji Honma
Daisuke Muraki
Hitomi Kobayashi
Rei Sugiura
Eriko Nakagawa
Rie Kawamura
Aya Katsuragi
Masako Abe
Masahiko Abe
Akio Kondo
Hiroshi Shimizu
Middle-aged Man
Yûko Suwano
Time Keeper

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshiharu Ikeda
Writers: Takashi Ishii
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Evil Dead Trap Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda, shot by Masaki Tamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tomohiko Kira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Miyuki Ono and Yūji Honma and Hitomi Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Pure terror!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0167147 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Toshiharu Ikeda directs. Masaki Tamura behind the camera. Tomohiko Kira scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Evil Dead Trap Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda, shot by Masaki Tamura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tomohiko Kira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Miyuki Ono and Yūji Honma and Hitomi Kobayashi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Pure terror!".
8IMDB entry: tt0167147 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.