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8.4
High and Low
"Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!"
March 1, 1963
2h 22m
Akira Kurosawa
Drama
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
8.4
1,210 votes
2h 22m
Runtime
17
Popularity
Released 23244 days ago — March 1, 1963
About
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Kingo Gondo
Tatsuya Nakadai
Chief Detective Tokura
Kyōko Kagawa
Reiko Gondo
Tatsuya Mihashi
Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary
Isao Kimura
Detective Arai
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
Takeshi Katō
Detective Nakao
Takashi Shimura
Chief of Investigation Section
Jun Tazaki
Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
Nobuo Nakamura
Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
Yūnosuke Itō
Baba - National Shoes Executive
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern
Trailer
Release Date
March 1, 1963
Status
Confirmed
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Platform / Region
Cinema
Production
TOHO, Kurosawa Production
Budget
$250.0K
Language
Japanese
Original Title
天国と地獄
Details
- Age Rating
- NR
- TMDB Status
- Released
- Writers
- Eijiro Hisaita, Ryuzo Kikushima, Hideo Oguni
- Producers
- Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ryuzo Kikushima
- Composer
- Masaru Satō
- Cinematography
- Takao Saitō, Asakazu Nakai
- Countries
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
Release Dates by Region
- United States · Theatrical: November 26, 1963
Where to Watch
United States: Stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max | Rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home | Buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Data by TMDB / JustWatch.
chauffeur
police
ransom
manager
kidnapping
blackmail
heroin
film noir
black and white
shoe
criminal investigation
japanese noir
frantic
class relations
anxious
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- High and Low (1963) Original Trailer [4K] (Trailer)
- 'High and Low' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times (Featurette)
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