High and Low (1963)
Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Runtime: 142 min
Release Date: March 1, 1963
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
Screenplay
- Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay)
- Hideo Oguni (Screenplay)
- Ryuzo Kikushima (Screenplay)
- Eijiro Hisaita (Screenplay)
- Evan Hunter (Novel)
Music: Masaru Satō
Cinematography: Asakazu Nakai, Takao Saitō
Editing: Akira Kurosawa
Production: TOHO, Kurosawa Production
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: $250,000
Original Language: ja
Themes
Drug Addiction and Downfall, Police Brutality, Justice, and Protest, Human Trafficking Nightmare
Keywords
chauffeur, police, ransom, manager, kidnapping, blackmail, heroin, film noir, black and white, shoe, criminal investigation, japanese noir, yokohama, shōwa era (1926-89), intense
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is High and Low about?
- A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
- Who directed High and Low?
- High and Low was directed by Akira Kurosawa.
- Who stars in High and Low?
- High and Low stars Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Isao Kimura, Kenjirō Ishiyama.
- How long is High and Low?
- High and Low has a runtime of 2h 22m (142 minutes).
- What genre is High and Low?
- High and Low is a Drama, Crime, Thriller film.
- What is the budget of High and Low?
- High and Low had a budget of $250,000.
- Where was High and Low produced?
- High and Low was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of High and Low?
- The themes of High and Low include: Drug Addiction and Downfall, Police Brutality, Justice, and Protest, Human Trafficking Nightmare.