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High and Low

Original title: 天国と地獄

“Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!”

★ 8.4 TMDB Rating · 1.2K votes

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

Director
Akira Kurosawa
Release date
Mar 1, 1963
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of High and Low

  • Portrait of Toshirō Mifune

    Toshirō Mifune

    Kingo Gondo

  • Portrait of Tatsuya Nakadai

    Tatsuya Nakadai

    Chief Detective Tokura

  • Portrait of Kyōko Kagawa

    Kyōko Kagawa

    Reiko Gondo

  • Portrait of Tatsuya Mihashi

    Tatsuya Mihashi

    Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

  • Portrait of Isao Kimura

    Isao Kimura

    Detective Arai

  • Portrait of Kenjirō Ishiyama

    Kenjirō Ishiyama

    Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

  • Portrait of Takeshi Katō

    Takeshi Katō

    Detective Nakao

  • Portrait of Takashi Shimura

    Takashi Shimura

    Chief of Investigation Section

  • Portrait of Jun Tazaki

    Jun Tazaki

    Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

  • Portrait of Nobuo Nakamura

    Nobuo Nakamura

    Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

  • Portrait of Yūnosuke Itō

    Yūnosuke Itō

    Baba - National Shoes Executive

  • Portrait of Tsutomu Yamazaki

    Tsutomu Yamazaki

    Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

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United States
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United Kingdom
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Canada
Streaming on Tubi, PlexRent or buy on Apple TV Store
Australia
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