The Threat (1966 film)

The Threat
Theatrical release poster
Japanese	脅迫 おどし
Directed by	Kinji Fukasaku
Screenplay by	Kinji Fukasaku Ichirō Miyagawa
Produced by	Tōru Akita
Starring	Rentarō Mikuni Kō Nishimura Hideo Murota Masumi Harukawa
Cinematography	Yoshikazu Yamazawa
Music by	Isao Tomita
Production company	Toei Tokyo
Distributed by	Toei Company
Release date	February 17, 1966 (1966-02-17)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Threat (Japanese: 脅迫（おどし）, Hepburn: Odoshi) is a 1966 Japanese black-and-white crime thriller film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.

Plot

Death row convicts Kawanishi and Sabu escape from prison and kidnap the grandson of cancer authority Dr. Sakata. They break into the house of Mr. Misawa and take his family hostage, forcing him to be their go-between to collect the ransom.

Cast

• Rentarō Mikuni as Misawa
• Kō Nishimura as Kawanishi
• Masumi Harukawa as Hiroko
• Hideo Murota as Sabu
• Sanae Nakahara as Mother of the baby
• Ken Mitsuda as Sakata
• Ryōhei Uchida as Man in a Raincoat
• Pepe Hozumi as Masao
• Shōichi Ozawa as a Police officer
• Kunie Tanaka as a Police officer

Production and release

The Threat was shot in black and white with mono sound. It was produced by Toei Tokyo and distributed by Toei Company. It was released in Japan on February 17, 1966.

The film was released on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom and United States by Arrow Video on September 24, 2024.

External links

• The Threat at IMDb