High and Low

Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

1963•2h 22m•

★8.4(1,046 ratings)

DramaCrimeThriller

Overview

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

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Writers

Eijiro Hisaita, Ryuzo Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa

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Main 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

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Movie Information

Original Title:

天国と地獄

Status:

Released

Language:

日本語

Budget:

$250,000

Production Companies:

TOHO

Kurosawa Production

🗣️ Language Support

Available in Your Region (US):

🇺🇸 English

All Available Languages:

🌍 Bulgarian1 region

🇨🇿 Czech1 region

🇩🇰 Danish1 region

🇳🇱 Dutch1 region

🇺🇸 English1 region

🇫🇮 Finnish1 region

🇫🇷 French1 region

🌍 Georgian1 region

🇩🇪 German1 region

🌍 Greek1 region

🌍 Hebrew1 region

🇭🇺 Hungarian1 region

🇮🇹 Italian1 region

🇯🇵 Japanese1 region

🇰🇷 Korean1 region

🌍 Lithuanian1 region

🇨🇳 Mandarin3 regions

🇵🇱 Polish1 region

🇵🇹 Portuguese2 regions

🌍 Romanian1 region

🇷🇺 Russian1 region

🇪🇸 Spanish2 regions

🇸🇪 Swedish1 region

🇹🇭 Thai1 region

🇹🇷 Turkish1 region

🌍 Ukrainian1 region

Main 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