
To Trap a Kidnapper
1982, Japanese. Directed by Shunya Ito.
Hideyuki Mitamura, a student at a private school near Osaka, is kidnapped on his way home from school.
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 25 September 1982
- Original title
- 誘拐報道
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hirō Matsuda
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To Trap a Kidnapper runs 134 minutes (2h 14m).
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Which OTT platform is To Trap a Kidnapper on?
To Trap a Kidnapper isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 September 1982. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like To Trap a Kidnapper?
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Who directed To Trap a Kidnapper?
To Trap a Kidnapper (1982) was directed by Shunya Ito and stars Kenichi Hagiwara, Rumiko Koyanagi, Kumiko Akiyoshi.