High and Low (1963)

03/01/1963 (JP) • 2h 22m

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

Overview

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

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$250,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

chauffeur

police

ransom

manager

kidnapping

blackmail

heroin

film noir

black and white

shoe

criminal investigation

japanese noir

yokohama

shōwa era (1926-89)

japanese society

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