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The Trap
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The Trap

May 25, 1996
1h 46m
★ 6.8

Overview

When a hooded stranger appears in private eye 'Mike' Hama's office with the cryptic challenge "I want you to look for me," Hama is drawn into a string of bizarre serial murders that have Yokohama's police baffled and the city terrified.

Genres

Drama
Thriller
Mystery
Crime

Production Companies

Eizo Tanteisha
For Life Records Inc.

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Cast

Masatoshi Nagase

Maiku Hama / Mikki

Masatoshi Nagase

Yui Natsukawa

Yuriko

Yui Natsukawa

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Mizuki

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Tetta Sugimoto

Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Kiyotaka Nanbara

Hoshino

Kiyotaka Nanbara

Akaji Maro

Lt. Nakayama

Akaji Maro

Shiro Sano

Masaru Kanno

Shiro Sano

Mika Ohmine

Akane Hama

Mika Ohmine

Haruko Mabuchi

Haruko Mabuchi

Joe Shishido

Jo Shishido

Joe Shishido

Noriko Sengoku

Asa

Noriko Sengoku

TERU

TERU

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