High and Low
Akira Kurosawa / JP, 1963 / 143 min.
Toshiro Mifune is unforgettable as Kingo Gondo, a rich industrial whose family is targeted by a calculating hostage taker. High and Low is an incredibly influential family drama come captivating crime film based on the pulp novel by Ed McBain and shot in the widescreen format Tohoscope.
Rich industrialist Kingo Gondo (Toshiro Mifune) has scrimped and saved become the majority shareholder at the show company he has spent most of his life working for. His plans are threatened when his son’s playmate is kidnapped by mistake – it should have been the latter. Paying the ransom would cause Gondo’s financial downfall.
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Director
Akira Kurosawa
Production year
1963
Country
JP
Original title
Tengoku to jigoku
Length
143 min.
Language
Japanese
Subtitles
NLD or ENG
Format
DCP
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