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

Maiku Hama/Mikki

Masatoshi Nagase

Yuriko

Yui Natsukawa

Mizuki

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Hoshino

Kiyotaka Nanbara

Lt. Nakayama

Akaji Maro

Masaru Kanno

Shiro Sano

Akane Hama

Mika Ohmine

Haruko Mabuchi

Jo Shishido

Joe Shishido

Arai

Hiro Arai

Asuka Kurosawa

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