
1963 · Movie · 2h 22m · NR
High and Low
CriticsCritics: 93
AudienceAudience: 8.6
A wealthy shoe executive is pulled into a devastating moral choice when kidnappers mistakenly take his chauffeur’s son and still demand a ransom. As he weighs his family’s future against the child’s safety, a determined police investigation begins to trace the crime.
You’ll like this if you enjoy patient, morally challenging crime thrillers with detailed investigations and social tension; Not for you if you prefer fast pacing or action-heavy stories like Yojimbo.
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Cast
Tatsuya NakadaiToshirō MifuneKyōko KagawaTatsuya MihashiIsao KimuraKenjirō IshiyamaTakeshi KatōTakashi Shimura
Director
Akira Kurosawa
If tonight is a High and Low night…
…these live in the same corner of my head.
Want one picked out for tonight?
Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.







