The Trap

Yokohama. Late autumn. A ringing telephone. Mike Hama, private investigator, receives a strange request from a hooded man. Soon, a string of bizarre murders perplexes the police and terrorizes the city. The hooded man seems to be connected. A stylish neo-noir, owing debts to Seijun Suzuki.

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Kaizo Hayashi directed The Trap in 1996. See Kaizo Hayashi's full filmography, where to start with Kaizo Hayashi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kaizo Hayashi.

The Trap was released in 1996 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.