Underplayed Gems

To Trap a Kidnapper (1982)

To Trap a Kidnapper poster
Original title
誘拐報道
Directed by
Shunya Itō
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 14m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A child is taken from their family and the abductor demands a ransom. The police and the parents scramble to negotiate while the media gets involved, making a tense situation even more complicated.

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What happens

To Trap a Kidnapper (Japanese: 誘拐報道, Hepburn: Yûkai hôdô) is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Shunya Itō. It was written by Hirō Matsuda and draws inspiration from a real-life case of child abduction. Toei released the film on September 25, 1982, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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