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A Trap (1965)

Original title: 霧の旗

1965-05-28 · 1h 51m · JA
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When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shark, pretty, young Kiriko travels from her home in Kyushu to Tokyo to get Japan's top lawyer to defend her brother. Unfortunately her naive idealism is shattered when the lawyer refuses to take the case based on her insufficient funds. What follows is a long determined revenge plot that sees the heroine become a Tokyo bar hostess and worse to punish the lawyer. The plot thickens with another murder mystery and a sleuthing reporter.

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Yoji YamadaDirector

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Chieko BaishoChieko BaishoKiriko YanagidaOsamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaKinzô ÔtsukaMichiyo AratamaMichiyo AratamaMichiko KônoYūsuke KawazuYūsuke KawazuKen'ichi SugitaYōsuke KondōYōsuke KondōKôichi AbeTaketoshi NaitōTaketoshi NaitōProsecutor ShimadaShigeru TsuyuguchiShigeru TsuyuguchiMasao YanagidaEtsuko IchiharaEtsuko IchiharaNobukoKoji KiyomuraKoji KiyomuraHisaokaMasakazu KuwayamaMasakazu KuwayamaOkumuraTorahiko HamadaTorahiko HamadaJudgeKenzō TabuKenzō TabuDetective

Keywords

MurderRevengeTrial

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Crime · MysteryTheme affinityMurder · Revenge · TrialNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference360118Actor preference374627 · 10008 · 375277

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What is A Trap about?

When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shark, pretty, young Kiriko travels from her home in Kyushu to Tokyo to get Japan's top lawyer to defend her brother. Unfortunately her naive idealism is shattered when the lawyer refuses to take the case based on her insufficient funds. What follows is a long determined revenge plot that sees the heroine become a Tokyo bar hostess and worse to punish the lawyer. The plot thickens with another murder mystery and a sleuthing reporter.

How long is A Trap?

A Trap has a runtime of 111 minutes.