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"Thethirdfilmintheseries,TheTrap,isanunusualbeast.Whenthefilmopensourperpetuallydown-on-his-luckheroisactuallyonabitofaroll.Businessisbooming,he’sgotanewgirlfriend,Akanehasbeenacceptedintocollege…he’sevenupgradinghisofficeequipment.Thingscouldn’tbebetter,right?Well,itwouldn’tbenoirifthingswentwellforHamaandthestorytakesadarkturnwhenamysteriousmaskedfigurearrivesinHama’sofficeandasksMaikutofollowandfindhim.Thnikingthevisitaprank,Hamaignoresit.ButsoonbodiesbegintoturnupthroughoutYokohamaandwhenoneofthecorpseshasHama’sfingerprintsonithesoonfindshimselfontherunfromthepolicewhiletryingtounravelthemystery…TheTrapissimultaneouslythedarkestandthelightestofthebunch.Withitstaleofserialkillersandmentalillness,nottomentionsomeofHama’sclosestfriendstakingsomeseriousdamage,TheTrapcertainlyhasthegrimmeststorylineofthethreefilms.But,ontheotherhand,italsofeaturesamaskedvillainstraightoutoflowbudgetserials,afantasticsequenceinwhichHama’smentor–playedasalwaysbyJoShishido–getstorallythetroops,andalittlebitofspygadgetry.TheTraptriestoplayitbothwaysanddoesasurprisinglygoodjobofit.Thedarkelementsratchetthetensionupwhilethelighterpartskeepthingshoppingalong."-TwitchReview