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High and Low

Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

8.3

2h 22m

1963

“Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!”

Synopsis

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

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Trailer

DramaCrime

chauffeurpoliceransommanagerkidnappingblackmailheroinfilm noirblack and whiteshoecriminal investigationjapanese noir

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Cast & Crew

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

as Kingo Gondo

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Chief Detective Tokura

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

as Reiko Gondo

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

as Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

as Detective Arai

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Kenjirō Ishiyama

as Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

as Detective Nakao

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

as Chief of Investigation Section

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

as Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

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