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.
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
Fantasy + Crime in Japan
25 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pitfall itself).
The 1961–1963 Japan Window
Pitfall holds position #11 of 44 Japan films in the 1961–1963 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pitfall premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Japan films in 1962.
The 159th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
88 audience reviews — more than 74% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (74th percentile) outruns trending popularity (46th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Pitfall, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- miner · 3
- mining town · 3
- labor union · 2
- ghost town · 2
- shopkeeper · 1
- miners strike · 1
- rural area · 26
- father son relationship · 26
- japanese new wave · 16
- surreal · 8
- lie · 6
- ghost · 84
Reception Benchmarks
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 |