A pungent, extremely entertaining tale of hedonistic, amoral blackmailer Matsukata.A pungent, extremely entertaining tale of hedonistic, amoral blackmailer Matsukata.A pungent, extremely entertaining tale of hedonistic, amoral blackmailer Matsukata.
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A fun movie. Discovering films like this is a constant source of knowledge for me. Knowledge that cinema, today, creeps forward rather than bounds ahead, as we insist on believeing. Just when you think that some director's style is an innovation you realize it's either a rip-off of, or is derived from, a school that is older and off the beaten track. Rather than criticize old movies for "reminding" us of new movies, it's better to see these movies in a historical context. And then we might finally get over our big old selves and see modern cinema in a more accurate perspective.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTitle music, played several times during the film, is ripped off (different but substantially an imitation) from the 1966 Yardbirds' song "Over Under Sideways Down".
- ConnectionsReferences Le Vagabond de Tokyo (1966)
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Blackmail Is My Life
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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