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High and Low

High and Low

Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

19638.42h 22m

Overview

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima
Produced by Ryuzo Kikushima, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Box OfficeBudget: $250K0

Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kingo Gondo

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Chief Detective Tokura

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Reiko Gondo

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Detective Arai

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Detective Nakao

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Chief of Investigation Section

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

Themes & Keywords

chauffeurpoliceransommanagerkidnappingblackmailheroinfilm noirblack and whiteshoecriminal investigationjapanese noiranxiousyokohamashōwa era (1926-89)sequestrointenseaudaciouscrueljapanese society

About High and Low

High and Low is a drama, crime film released in 1963 exploring themes of chauffeur, police, ransom, manager, kidnapping, blackmail. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, it stars Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyōko Kagawa. A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

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