1963 Akira Kurosawa

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High and Low

Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

Rating

8.4

Poster of High and Low

Rating

8.4

The Film

High and Low

Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

The Story

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

japanese society cruel audacious shōwa era (1926-89) yokohama anxious class relations japanese noir criminal investigation shoe black and white film noir heroin blackmail kidnapping manager ransom police chauffeur

Budget

$250,000

Runtime

142 min

Released Mar 1963

The Ensemble 51

Akira Kurosawa

Written byEijiro Hisaita, Ryuzo Kikushima

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6 of 20

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The Stills.

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Activity

Performance