High and Low (Tengoku to jigoku)

Name: High and Low (Tengoku to jigoku)
Duration: 2 h 23 min

2hr 23m

2hr 23m
90

An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom. More Details »

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Director:

Akira Kurosawa

Producer:

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Writer:

Hideo Oguni, Ryûzô Kikushima, Eijirô Hisaita

Release Date:

Nov 26, 1963

Runtime:

2hr 23m

Synopsis

An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.

Cast

Toshirô Mifune
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kyôko Kagawa
Tatsuya Mihashi
Isao Kimura
Kenjirô Ishiyama
Takeshi Katô
Takashi Shimura
Jun Tazaki
Yutaka Sada

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Based on 16 Critics

8.2

USER SCORE (10)

Universal acclaim based on 10 Reviews

While not a masterpiece on par with Kurosawa's best work, High And Low is a fine example of his craft, and further proof that it's not a few masterpieces but the overall scope of a career that defines a great director.

Keith Phipps

The A.V. Club

This lesser known Kurosawa feature is worth a look, with outstanding performances and stunning cinematography.

David Parkinson

Empire

100

A sizzling, artistic crackerjack and a model of its genre, pegged on a harassed man's moral decision, laced with firm characterizations and tingling detail and finally attaining an incredibly colorful crescendo of microscopic police sleuthing.

A.O. Scott

The New York Times

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