High and Low

8.4 1963 Akira Kurosawa 2h 22m
Drama Crime
High and Low

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

Cast

Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune Kingo Gondo
Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai Chief Detective Tokura
Kyōko Kagawa Kyōko Kagawa Reiko Gondo
Tatsuya Mihashi Tatsuya Mihashi Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary
Isao Kimura Isao Kimura Detective Arai
Kenjirō Ishiyama Kenjirō Ishiyama Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
Takeshi Katō Takeshi Katō Detective Nakao
Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura Chief of Investigation Section

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