High and Low
High and Low

Movie·1963·2h 22m

High and Low

Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 天国と地獄

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

Written By

Hideo Oguni, Eijiro Hisaita

Producer

Ryuzo Kikushima, Tomoyuki Tanaka

Cinematography

Asakazu Nakai

Music

Masaru Satō

Editor

Akira Kurosawa

Themes

chauffeurpoliceransommanagerkidnappingblackmailheroinfilm noirblack and whiteshoecriminal investigationjapanese noir

Production House

TOHO
Kurosawa Production

Audience Score

84%

1,116 votes

Skip5%
Timepass11%
Go for it34%
Perfection50%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kingo Gondo

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Chief Detective Tokura

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Reiko Gondo

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Detective Arai

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Detective Nakao

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Chief of Investigation Section

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Baba - National Shoes Executive

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

First Reporter

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Factory Worker

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Prison Warden

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Aoki - the Chauffeur

Masahiko Shimazu

Masahiko Shimazu

Shinichi Aoki

Toshio Egi

Jun Gondo

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Crew

Asakazu Nakai

Asakazu Nakai

Director of Photography

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay, Director, Editor

Ryuzo Kikushima

Ryuzo Kikushima

Screenplay, Producer

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Takao Saitō

Director of Photography

Eijiro Hisaita

Eijiro Hisaita

Screenplay

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

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