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The Pit of Death
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The Pit of Death

1968-06-15 · 78 min · ★ 9.0

Horror · Thriller · Crime · Drama

Kuramoto, who works for a large trading company, is a skilled employee who is well-liked by the company president. He is engaged to an employee named Nishino Etsuko, but he used her for his own career advancement and kills her so that he can marry the company president's daughter. When Kuramoto returns from his honeymoon with his new wife, Etsuko's brother shows up in search of the whereabouts of his missing sister.

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Directors
Kōji Shima
Production companies
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mikio NaritaMikio NaritaHaruo Kuramoto
Mako SanjōMako SanjōMidori Yukawa
Mayumi NagisaMayumi NagisaEtsuko Nishino
Eiji FunakoshiEiji FunakoshiFumio Nishino
Yūzō HayakawaYūzō HayakawaSakabe
Mariko FukuharaHanako
Yukiko TsuyamaNamiko
Mari AtsumiMari AtsumiReceptionist
Mitsuko TanakaNatsuko Fukuhara
Akihiko KatayamaAkihiko KatayamaYasuhara
Sho NatsukiSho Natsuki
Bontarō MiakeBontarō MiakePresident Yukawa
Chikara HashimotoUdagawa
Kenichi TaniSection chief Satomi
Kenji OyamaKenji OyamaSenior Managing Director
Teppei EndōDepartment Head
Nobuo MinakataExecutive Managing Director
Isamu SaekiFujioka
Shinsuke KijimaEmployee A
Naomasa KawashimaEmployee B

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