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High and Low

1963142 min 8.4 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“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.

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Release / first air1963-03-01
Original languageJA
GenresDrama, Crime, Thriller
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterEijiro Hisaita
Budget$250,000
RevenueNot available
ProductionTOHO, Kurosawa Production

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10 cast members
Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneKingo Gondo
Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiChief Detective Tokura
Kyōko KagawaKyōko KagawaReiko Gondo
Tatsuya MihashiTatsuya MihashiKawanishi, Gondo's secretary
Isao KimuraIsao KimuraDetective Arai
Kenjirō IshiyamaKenjirō IshiyamaChief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
Takeshi KatōTakeshi KatōDetective Nakao
Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraChief of Investigation Section
Jun TazakiJun TazakiKamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
Nobuo NakamuraNobuo NakamuraIshimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

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

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