The Threat (1966)
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.
Top billed cast
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
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