This film essentially begins with a young man by the name of "Shun Muraki" (Hiroki Matsukata) working for low wages as a waiter at a nightclub. His life then changes when he is severely beaten because he happened to overhear his boss telling another employee how he cheats his customers by substituting cheap alcohol for more expensive brands. Having just recovered from his injuries, he then has a meeting with three trusted friends and together they decide to get even by blackmailing everyone who had a part in his former employer's scheme. From that point on, they all decide to continue their blackmail operation by going after suitable targets who cannot afford to have their indiscretions disclosed. What they fail to take into account, however, is that there are some targets who carry a greater amount of risk than they may be able to handle. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this turned out to be a pretty good film which benefited from generous amounts of drama, suspense and humor. Likewise, having two attractive actresses like Yoko Mihara (as Shun's girlfriend "Natsuko Mizuhara") and Tomomi Sato ("Otoki") certainly didn't hurt in any way either. On the flip side, however, I didn't especially care for the ending which, I believe, could have been done much better. Be that as it may, I enjoyed this film for the most part and have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
Review of Blackmail Is My Life
