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The Pit of Death (1968) · 怪談おとし穴

Name: The Pit of Death
Director: Kōji Shima
Genre: Crime, Drama, haunted house, J-horror, Supernatural
Released: 1968
Duration: 78 min
Cast: Mikio Narita, Mako Sanjō, Mayumi Nagisa, Eiji Funakoshi, Yūzō Hayakawa

Original title: 怪談おとし穴

1968 · Kōji Shima · 78 min · Japan · Edited by 1

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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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The Pit of Death (1968) · 怪談おとし穴

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