To Trap a Kidnapper

To Trap a Kidnapper
Film poster
Directed byShunya Itō
Screenplay byHirō Matsuda
StarringKenichi Hagiwara
Rumiko Koyanagi
Kumiko Akiyoshi
CinematographyShinsaku Himeda
Edited byTakeo Toda
Music byShunsuke Kikuchi
Distributed byToei
Release date
  • September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25) (Japan)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

To Trap a Kidnapper (Japanese: 誘拐報道, Hepburn: Yûkai hôdô) is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Shunya Itō.[1] 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.

Premise

Hideyuki (Motoyoshi Wada) and Kaori (Kaori Takahashi) are classmates at a prestigious private school near Osaka. Kaori's father Kazuo (Kenichi Hagiwara) once owned a successful café, but was swindled out of his business by a shady loanshark, while Hideyuki's father Noboru (Fujita Okamoto) is a doctor with a stable career but secret debts. Kazuo, resentful of Noboru's seemingly perfect middle-class life, kidnaps Hideyuki in order to obtain ransom money. The police and press become involved as Kazuo comes to regret his decision.

Cast

Awards

6th Japan Academy Prize [2]

56th Kinema Junpo Best Ten Awards

  • Best Ten List: 9th place
  • Readers' Choice Top 10 Japanese Films of the Year: 4th place
  • Won: Best Supporting Actress (Rumiko Koyanagi)

References

  1. ^ "誘拐報道" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  2. ^ "第 6 回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved 2010-12-15.