Aru kyōhaku /

ある脅迫

This film noir concerns the intertwined fates of a desperate bank manager, blackmailed for book-cooking, and his resentful but timid underling, passed over for a promotion.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Nikkatsu Kabushiki Kaisha, Criterion Collection (Firm), Janus Films
Other Authors:	Kurahara, Koreyoshi, 1927-2002, Motegi, Ryōji, Takigawa, Kyō, 1920-1994, Kawase, Osamu, Kaneko, Nobuo, 1923-1995, Shiraki, Mari, 1937-, Nishimura, Kō, Kusanagi, Kōjirō, 1953-2007, Yamada, Zenji, 1914-, Satō, Masaru, 1928-1999
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Japanese
Language Notes:	Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2011.
Series:	Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Warped world of Koreyoshi Kurahara.
Subjects:	Takigawa, Kyō, > 1920-1994 > Film adaptations. Bankers > Japan > Drama. Extortion > Drama. Corporations > Accounting > Corrupt practices > Japan > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Feature films. Crime films. Film noir. Fiction films. Film adaptations.