Overview

When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shark, pretty, young Kiriko travels from her home in Kyushu to Tokyo to get Japan's top lawyer to defend her brother. Unfortunately her naive idealism is shattered when the lawyer refuses to take the case based on her insufficient funds. What follows is a long determined revenge plot that sees the heroine become a Tokyo bar hostess and worse to punish the lawyer. The plot thickens with another murder mystery and a sleuthing reporter.

Cast

Chieko Baisho, Osamu Takizawa, Michiyo Aratama, Yūsuke Kawazu, Yōsuke Kondō, Taketoshi Naitō, Shigeru Tsuyuguchi, Etsuko Ichihara

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What is "A Trap" about?

When her only relative, her elder brother is accused of robbing and murdering an old woman loan-shark, pretty, young Kiriko travels from her home in Kyushu to Tokyo to get Japan's top lawyer to defend her brother. Unfortunately her naive idealism is shattered when the lawyer refuses to take the case based on her insufficient funds. What follows is a long determined revenge plot that sees the heroine become a Tokyo bar hostess and worse to punish the lawyer. The plot thickens with another murder mystery and a sleuthing reporter.

When was "A Trap" released?

A Trap was released in 1965.

Who stars in "A Trap"?

The cast includes Chieko Baisho, Osamu Takizawa, Michiyo Aratama, Yūsuke Kawazu.