The Hole (, Ana) a.k.a. Hole in One a.k.a. The Pit, is a 1957 black-and-white comedy/mystery Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa.[1][2][3][4]

The Hole

Ana
Theatrical poster
Directed byKon Ichikawa
Written by
Produced by
  • Hiroaki Fujii (planner)
  • Hideo Nagata
CinematographySetsuo Kobayashi
Edited byTatsuji Nakashizu
Music byYasushi Akutagawa
Distributed byDaiei Film
Release date
  • October 15, 1957 (1957-10-15)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

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A reporter, Nagako Kita (Machiko Kyō), is fired for writing about police corruption. To make money, she hides while a weekly magazine publishes photos of her, and offers a prize to the person who discovers her. A group of three bank embezzlers, So Yamamura, Eiji Funakoshi, and Sotoji Mukui (Fujio Harumoto) employ Mukui's younger sister Fukiko as a fake employee at the bank and plan to make her disappear when the real woman appears again and blame the crime on her.[5]

When she contacts Mukui about the crime, she finds him dead and Fukiko pulls a gun on her. She contacts the policeman who was fired, who is now a private detective.

Staff

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The art director was Tomoo Shimogawara.[6]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "穴". KOTOBANK. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. ^ "穴". kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "穴". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "穴". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ "穴". 映画ウオッチ. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. ^ Full cast and crew for Ana. IMDb, accessed 13 May 2009.