Thriller ·Crime ·Drama ·Action · Japan · 1968 · 1h 30m

Blackmail Is My Life

恐喝こそわが人生

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Director
Kinji Fukasaku
Cast
Hiroki Matsukata as Muraki Tomomi Satō as Otoki Shinjirō Ehara as Yūsuke Kawazu as Ryōhei Uchida as Hideo Murota as Seki
Crew
Keiji Maruyama — Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka — Editor Hajime Kaburagi — Original Music Composer Fumio Kōnami — Screenplay Hirō Matsuda — Screenplay Norio Osada — Screenplay
Synopsis

Though he has come from a rough background on the streets, Muraki quickly rises through the ranks by means of his well-honed blackmailing instincts. Desperate to keep rolling with his freewheeling lifestyle, Muraki sees his luck begin to crumble when he sets his sights on the business partners of a powerful gang boss.

Mood & Themes
hustler
Key Collaborators
Kinji Fukasaku Director Keiji Maruyama Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka Editor Hajime Kaburagi Original Music Composer Fumio Kōnami Screenplay Hirō Matsuda Screenplay Norio Osada Screenplay Shinji Fujiwara Novel Osamu Miki Production Design
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