Blackmail Is My Life

Blackmail Is My Life

1968•1h 30m•6.3/10

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Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(10)

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.

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Production

Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Muraki

Tomomi Satō

Tomomi Satō

Otoki

Shinjirō Ehara

Shinjirō Ehara

Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Ryōhei Uchida

Ryōhei Uchida

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Seki

Akira Jo

Zero

Eriko Sono

Eriko Sono

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Torahiko Hamada

Torahiko Hamada

Yōko Mihara

Yōko Mihara

Keiji Takamiya

Keiji Takamiya

Shirō Amakusa

Sakae Umezu

Sakae Umezu

Hiroshi Hijikata

Hiroshi Hijikata

Yoshirō Kitamachi

Kosaku Okano

Keijirō Morozumi

Keijirō Morozumi

Daku Miki

Nami Katsura

Nami Katsura

Rika

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