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Evil Dead Trap

Evil Dead Trap (known in Japan as Shiryō no wana (死霊の罠) lit. Trap of The Dead Spirits) is a 1988 Japanese supernatural slasher film directed by Toshiharu Ikeda and produced by Japan Home Video.

Evil Dead Trap

Toshiharu Ikeda

Takashi Ishii

Satoshi Jinno
Michio Ôtsuka

Miyuki Ono
Aya Katsuragi
Hitomi Kobayashi
Eriko Nakagawa
Masahiko Abe

Masaki Tamura

Tomohiko Kira

Joy Pack Film

  • May 14, 1988 (1988-05-14)

105 minutes

Japan

Japanese

as Nami Tsuchiya

Miyuki Ono

as Daisuke Muraki

Yuji Honma

as Rei Sugiura

Hitomi Kobayashi

as the TV producer

Shinsuke Shimada

as Masako Abe

Aya Katsuragi

as Akio Kondou

Masahiko Abe

as Rya Kawamura

Eriko Nakagawa

as the voice of Hideki

Mari Shimizu

Kyōko Hashimoto

as the voice of Haha no Koe

Terumi Niki

Release[edit]

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]

Thompson, Nathaniel (2006) [2002]. "EVIL DEAD TRAP". DVD Delirium: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD; Volume 1 Redux. , England: FAB Press. p. 254. ISBN 1-903254-39-6.

Godalming

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). . Vital Books.

Japanese Cinema: The Essential Handbook : Featuring Japanese Cult Cinema Since 1955

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