High and Low
“Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!”
1963•NR•2h 22m•8.4•Released
DramaCrimeThrillerMystery
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Eijiro Hisaita, Ryuzo Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa
Budget
$0M
Languages
Japanese
Studio
TOHO
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
Yūnosuke Itō
Baba - National Shoes Executive
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern
Minoru Chiaki
First Reporter
Eijirō Tōno
Factory Worker
Masao Shimizu
Prison Warden
Production
Company
TOHO
Company
Kurosawa Production
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Ryuzo Kikushima
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