This release can only be found in the following box set: Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara
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Licensor Information
Toho Co.
Directed by: Hiroshi Teshigahara
When a miner leaves his employers and treks out with his young son to become a migrant worker, he finds himself moving from one eerie landscape to another, intermittently followed (and photographed) by an enigmatic man in a clean, white suit, and eventually coming face-to-face with his inescapable destiny. Hiroshi Teshigahara’s debut feature and first collaboration with novelist Kobo Abe, Pitfall is many things: a mysterious, unsettling ghost story, a portrait of human alienation, and a compellingly surreal critique of soulless industry, shot in elegant black and white.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Japanese Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Video Essay, Theatrical Trailer
- Video essay on the film by critic and festival programmer James Quandt
- Theatrical trailer
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Release Credits
Artwork: Neil Kellerhouse
Producer: Kate Elmore
Release Notes on Restoration
Pitfall
The films in this collection are presented in their original aspect ratios of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. These new high-definition digital transfers were created on a Spirit Datacine from 35mm composite fine-grain master positives. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on these dual-layer DVD-9s were encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.
The soundtracks for Pitfall and The Face of Another were mastered at 24-bit from 35mm optical soundtrack prints. The soundtrack for Woman in the Dunes was mastered at 24-bit from the optical fine-grain print. Audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.
The soundtracks for Pitfall and The Face of Another were mastered at 24-bit from 35mm optical soundtrack prints. The soundtrack for Woman in the Dunes was mastered at 24-bit from the optical fine-grain print. Audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.