High and Low (1963)
Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!
- Released
- Runtime 2h 22m
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Genres Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
- Rating 8.4/10 (1,192 votes)
Synopsis
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Cast
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Toshirō Mifune
as Kingo Gondo
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Tatsuya Nakadai
as Chief Detective Tokura
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Kyōko Kagawa
as Reiko Gondo
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Tatsuya Mihashi
as Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary
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Isao Kimura
as Detective Arai
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Kenjirō Ishiyama
as Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
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Takeshi Katō
as Detective Nakao
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Takashi Shimura
as Chief of Investigation Section
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Jun Tazaki
as Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
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Nobuo Nakamura
as Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
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Yūnosuke Itō
as Baba - National Shoes Executive
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Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern
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Minoru Chiaki
as First Reporter
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Eijirō Tōno
as Factory Worker
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Masao Shimizu
as Prison Warden
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Yutaka Sada
as Aoki - the Chauffeur
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Masahiko Shimazu
as Shinichi Aoki
- Toshio Egi as Jun Gondo
Crew
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Akira Kurosawa
Director
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Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
- Takao Saitō Director of Photography
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Akira Kurosawa
Editor
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Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
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Ryuzo Kikushima
Producer
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Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
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Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
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Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
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Ryuzo Kikushima
Screenplay
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Eijiro Hisaita
Screenplay
