1963 · Drama / Crime / Thriller / Mystery
High and Low
Original title · 天国と地獄
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.
- 8.4/10 · 1,198 votes
- 2h 22m
- March 1, 1963
- Japanese
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
About High and Low
High and Low is a 1963 drama, crime, thriller, and mystery film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It runs 2h 22m. It was released on March 1, 1963.
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
The original title is 天国と地獄. The original language is Japanese. Spoken languages include Japanese. Production countries include Japan.
The average rating is 8.4 out of 10, based on 1,198 TMDB votes.
High and Low Details
- Title
- High and Low
- Original title
- 天国と地獄
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rating
- 8.4/10 from 1,198 votes
- Original language
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Writers
- Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, Eijiro Hisaita
- Budget
- $250,000
- Keywords
- chauffeur, police, ransom, manager, kidnapping, blackmail, heroin, film noir, black and white, shoe, criminal investigation, japanese noir
High and Low Release Date
High and Low was released on March 1, 1963. More 1963 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
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High and Low Cast
Toshirō MifuneKingo Gondo
Tatsuya NakadaiChief Detective Tokura
Kyōko KagawaReiko Gondo
Tatsuya MihashiKawanishi, Gondo's secretary
Isao KimuraDetective Arai
Kenjirō IshiyamaChief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
Takeshi KatōDetective Nakao
Takashi ShimuraChief of Investigation Section
Jun TazakiKamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
Nobuo NakamuraIshimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
Yūnosuke ItōBaba - National Shoes Executive
Tsutomu YamazakiGinjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern
Minoru ChiakiFirst Reporter
Eijirō TōnoFactory Worker
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