Blackmail
1958, Japanese. Directed by Kiyoshi Saeki.
Story of a gangster (Mihashi), newly released from prison, who specializes in blackmail. His standing in the underworld declining, he makes the risky move of blackmailing a government official tied to the Japanese mob.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 4 November 1958
- Original title
- 恐喝
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Fumio Shibano, 原島正夫
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Blackmail runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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Blackmail isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 November 1958. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Blackmail?
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Who directed Blackmail?
Blackmail (1958) was directed by Kiyoshi Saeki and stars Tatsuya Mihashi, Keiko Awaji, Jun Tatara.