Evil Dead Trap
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Evil Dead Trap | |
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Directed by | Toshiharu Ikeda |
Written by | Takashi Ishii |
Produced by | Satoshi Jinno Michio Ôtsuka |
Starring | Miyuki Ono Aya Katsuragi Hitomi Kobayashi Eriko Nakagawa Masahiko Abe |
Cinematography | Masaki Tamura |
Music by | Tomohiko Kira |
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Distributed by | Joy Pack Film |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Evil Dead Trap (known in Japan as Shiryō no wana (死霊の罠) lit. Trap of The Dead Spirits) is a 1988 Japanese
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Cast
- Miyuki Ono as Nami Tsuchiya
- Yuji Honma as Daisuke Muraki
- Hitomi Kobayashi as Rei Sugiura
- Shinsuke Shimada as the TV producer
- Aya Katsuragi as Masako Abe
- Masahiko Abe as Akio Kondou
- Eriko Nakagawa as Rya Kawamura
- Mari Shimizu as the voice of Hideki
- Kyōko Hashimoto
- Terumi Niki as the voice of Haha no Koe
Production
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Special effects were by Shinichi Wakasa who would go on to a career as a monster-suit maker for several Godzilla films.[citation needed]
Hitomi Kobayashi who plays the supporting role of Rei Sugiura was a top star for Japan Home Video (JHV) under their adult video (AV) label Alice Japan. JHV financed the film as a vehicle for Kobayashi. However, director Toshiharu Ikeda, unsure of Kobayashi's acting ability, instead put Miyuki Ono in the starring role.[1]
Release
Evil Dead Trap was released theatrically in Japan as Shiryō no wana (死霊の罠) on May 14, 1988.[2] It was later released in Japan on VHS on September 25, 1988[3] and as a DVD on June 23, 2000.[4] On November 7, 2000, the film was released on DVD in the United States by Synapse Films. The release included the original theatrical trailer, and audio commentary by director Ikeda and special effects manager Shinichi Wakasa.[5]
Reception
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Evil Dead Trap received positive reviews from critics, with praise highlighting the film's mixing of giallo and slasher film genres, cinematography, and special effects, while most criticism was directed at the film's ending.
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Legacy
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References
- ISBN 1-933330-12-0.
- ^ 死霊の罠(1988) (in Japanese). All Cinema. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ "死霊の罠 [VHS]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. 25 September 1988. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ "死霊の罠 [DVD]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. 23 June 2000. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ "Evil Dead Trap - Synapse Films". Synapse Films. n.d. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Condit, Jon (July 6, 2005). "Evil Dead Trap (1988)". Dread Central. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Doherty, Niina (March 15, 2020). "Film Review: Evil Dead Trap (Shiryô no wana) (1988)". HorrorNews.net. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Dinning, Mark (January 1, 2000). "Evil Dead Trap Review". Empire. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Weisser 2003, p. 91-92.
Bibliography
- Thompson, Nathaniel (2006) [2002]. "EVIL DEAD TRAP". DVD Delirium: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD; Volume 1 Redux. ISBN 1-903254-39-6.
- Weisser, Thomas. (1998). "Asian Cult Cinema Report: Film, News and Gossip", in Asian Cult Cinema, #22, 1st Quarter, 1999, p. 4-6. (American premier of Evil Dead Trap)
- Thomas Weisser; Yuko Mihara Weisser (2003). Japanese Cinema: The Essential Handbook : Featuring Japanese Cult Cinema Since 1955. Vital Books.
External links
- Evil Dead Trap at AllMovie
- Evil Dead Trap at IMDb
- Evil Dead Trap at Rotten Tomatoes
- Evil Dead Trap at the TCM Movie Database