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Blackmail Is My Life (1968)

Blackmail Is My Life poster
Original title
恐喝こそわが人生
Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Genre
crime film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man uses blackmail to get ahead in the criminal underworld. He finds that his schemes draw him into a violent conflict with yakuza gangs.

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What happens

Blackmail Is My Life (Japanese: 恐喝こそわが人生, Hepburn: Kyokatsu koso waga jinsei), also known as Blackmail Is My Business, is a 1968 Japanese crime film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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