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.
Rentaro Mikuni
Misawa
Masumi Harukawa
Hiroko
Kō Nishimura
Kawanishi
Hideo Murota
Sabu
Ken Mitsuda
Sakata
Sanae Nakahara
Mother of the baby
Ryōhei Uchida
Man in a raincoat
Pepe Hozumi
Masao
Shoichi Ozawa
Kunie Tanaka
The Threat is a crime, action, thriller film released in 1966 exploring themes of japanese noir, サスペンス, mystery. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, it stars Rentaro Mikuni, Masumi Harukawa, Kō Nishimura. 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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