JAPAN · 1962

The Pitfall

Hiroshi Teshigahara
Japanese Golden Age economic hardship displacement father son relationship social alienation desperation
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Synopsis

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.

Year1962
CountryJapan
DirectorHiroshi Teshigahara
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