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The Threat

The Threat

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The Threat

1966

1h 24m

7.3(9 votes)

Crime

Action

Thriller

Overview

Two escaped criminals who kidnapped a baby break into the house of Misawa, a man who works in an advertising agency and lives quietly with his family. They will force him to collect the child's ransom for them.

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Toei Company

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Misawa

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Hiroko

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Kawanishi

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Sabu

Ken Mitsuda

Sakata

Sanae Nakahara

Sanae Nakahara

Mother of the baby

Ryōhei Uchida

Ryōhei Uchida

Man in a raincoat

Pepe Hozumi

Pepe Hozumi

Masao

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Creative team

Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Written by: Kinji Fukasaku
Ichirō Miyagawa
Produced by: Toru Akita

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