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The Trap
The Trap

The Trap

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

25 May 1996

Country

Japan

Cast

Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

Maiku Hama/Mikki

Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa

Yuriko

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Mizuki

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Sugimoto

Kiyotaka Nanbara

Kiyotaka Nanbara

Hoshino

Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

Lt. Nakayama

Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

Masaru Kanno

Mika Ohmine

Mika Ohmine

Akane Hama

Haruko Mabuchi

Haruko Mabuchi

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Jo Shishido

Hiro Arai

Hiro Arai

Arai

Asuka Kurosawa

Asuka Kurosawa

Zen Kajihara

Zen Kajihara

Iwasaki

Kenji Anan

Kenji Anan

Kitamura

Yoshimasa Kondo

Yoshimasa Kondo

Masako Miyaji

Masako Miyaji

Masako

Hachiro Ika

Hachiro Ika

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

Asa

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TERU

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