Movie

The Trap (1958)

• June 22, 1958

Overview

One summer night, officer Kojima is lured away from his police box by a thug, then drugged with a juice; when he wakes, a murder has occurred nearby, the victim's missing money is found in his pocket, and his own gun is the murder weapon. Though released without charge, Kojima is forced to resign. Vowing to catch the real culprit, he tracks the thug to a cabaret, but the thug is shot dead, followed by a nude dancer who might have known the truth...

Director

Hiroshi Noguchi

Writers

Hajime Takaiwa, Saburō Washio

Starring

Hiroyuki Nagato, Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi, Tōru Abe