The Threat
Seen it?1966 | 84 min | Crime, Action, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for crime fans and people who enjoy a knot in their stomach. Plenty of moral grey areas to chew on. If you loved High and Low, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Wastes no time getting going, at 1 hr 24 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1966: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
- Rentaro MikuniMisawa
- Masumi HarukawaHiroko
- Kō NishimuraKawanishi
- Hideo MurotaSabu
- Ken MitsudaSakata
- Sanae NakaharaMother of the baby
- Ryōhei UchidaMan in a raincoat
- Pepe HozumiMasao
- Shoichi Ozawa
- Kunie Tanaka