High and Low
(1963)

From Akira Kurosawa, director of "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro" comes a tense, taut film of a modern "perfect crime" with more excitement than even Hitchcock could create.

Released: 1963-03-01

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A shoe company executive who has mortgaged everything he has becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and is conflicted over whether he should pay the ransom.

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Toshirō Mifune

as Kingo Gondo

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Tatsuya Nakadai

as Chief Detective Tokura

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Kyōko Kagawa

as Reiko Gondo

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Tatsuya Mihashi

as Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

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Isao Kimura

as Detective Arai

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Kenjirō Ishiyama

as Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

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Takeshi Katō

as Detective Nakao

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Takashi Shimura

as Chief of Investigation Section

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Jun Tazaki

as Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

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Nobuo Nakamura

as Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

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Yūnosuke Itō

as Baba - National Shoes Executive

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Tsutomu Yamazaki

as Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

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Minoru Chiaki

as First Reporter

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Eijirō Tōno

as Factory Worker

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Masao Shimizu

as Prison Warden

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Yutaka Sada

as Aoki - the Chauffeur

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Masahiko Shimazu

as Shinichi Aoki

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Toshio Egi

as Jun Gondo

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Kōji Mitsui

as Second Reporter

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Kyū Sazanka

as First Creditor

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Asakazu Nakai

Director of Photography

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Yoshirō Muraki

Production Design

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Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

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Takao Saitō

Director of Photography

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Yōichi Matsue

Assistant Director

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Reiko Kaneko

Editorial Production Assistant

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Kenjirô Ohmori

Assistant Director

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Teruyo Nogami

Script Supervisor

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Kazutami Hara

First Assistant Camera

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Ichirō Inohara

Lighting Technician

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