The Threat (1966 film)

The Threat (脅迫 おどし) 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
 * Sanae Nakahara as Mother of the baby
 * Hideo Murota as Sabu
 * Ken Mitsuda as Sakata
 * Ryōhei Uchida as Man in a Raincoat
 * Pepe Hozumi as Masao
 * Shōichi Ozawa as Police
 * Kunie Tanaka

Production and release
The film 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.