Blu-ray & Digital release: ‘The Threat’

By   |  Sep 2, 2024

Arrow Films are bringing the 1966 Japanese crime thriller ‘The Threat’ (脅迫 おどし) to UK Digital on September 6 and to Limited Edition UK and US Blu-Ray on September 23/24, 2024.

Co-written and directed by Kinji Fukasaku, the film revolves around a pair of death row convicts who escape and kidnap the grandson of a doctor to collect a ransom. The cast includes Rentaro Mikuni, Ko Nishimura, Masumi Harukawa, Sanae Nakahara, and Hideo Murota.

Synopsis: Misawa (Rentaro Mikuni) appears to lead a charmed life, the very model of Japan’s post-war economic miracle. His position as the account manager of a prestigious advertising agency is enough to pay the mortgage on the spacious modern house he shares with his wife (Masumi Harukawa) and their two young boys, kitted out with all the latest mod-cons. Then one day, the fragility of his existence is revealed when two violent jail-breakers turn up on his doorstep seeking refuge and threatening to embroil Misawa in their criminal activities.

Features:
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original uncompressed mono audio
• Optional newly translated English subtitles
• New audio commentary by Tom Mes
• Warning Warning Danger Danger – New 20-minute video appreciation by Mark Schilling
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and new art by Tony Stella
• Illustrated collector’s booklet
• Double-sided foldout poster

‘The Threat’ will stream on arrow-player.com and you can pre-order the Blu-ray now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

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