Drama ·Crime ·Thriller · Japan · 1963 · 2h 22m

High and Low

天国と地獄

High and Low poster
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Toshirō Mifune as Kingo Gondo Tatsuya Nakadai as Chief Detective Tokura Kyōko Kagawa as Reiko Gondo Tatsuya Mihashi as Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary Isao Kimura as Detective Arai Kenjirō Ishiyama as Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
Crew
Asakazu Nakai — Director of Photography Takao Saitō — Director of Photography Akira Kurosawa — Editor Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Akira Kurosawa — Screenplay Ryuzo Kikushima — Screenplay
Tagline

Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

Synopsis

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

Trailer High and Low — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
chauffeurpoliceransommanagerkidnappingblackmailheroinfilm noirblack and whiteshoecriminal investigationjapanese noir
Key Collaborators
Akira Kurosawa Director Asakazu Nakai Director of Photography Takao Saitō Director of Photography Akira Kurosawa Editor Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Akira Kurosawa Screenplay Ryuzo Kikushima Screenplay Hideo Oguni Screenplay Eijiro Hisaita Screenplay Evan Hunter Novel Ryuzo Kikushima Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka Producer
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