Watch NowHigh and Low (1963)
12
01/04/1967 (GB)
Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
2h 22m
- 83% (962 votes)
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Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!
Overview
In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake.
- Akira KurosawaDirector, Screenplay
- Hideo OguniScreenplay
- Ryūzō KikushimaScreenplay
Original Title
天国と地獄
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
$250,000
Keywords
- chauffeur
- police
- ransom
- manager
- kidnapping
- blackmail
- baby-snatching
- film noir
- shoe
- japanese noir
- emaciation
- yokohama
- shōwa era (1926-89)
Top Billed 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
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