Japan Synopsis
おとし穴
A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls.
The 1961–1963 Japan Window
44 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pitfall sits at position #11.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Pitfall. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pitfall premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
7.3
TMDB Rating
88
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier
Ranked #1,579 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #634 of 1,274 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Teshigahara Productions, Art Theatre Guild |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | July 1, 1962 |
| IMDb | tt0203612 |