
About the film

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High and Low
Release Date: March 01, 1963
Year | : | 1963 |
Slogan | : | «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.» |
Genres | : | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
Production Companies | : | Toho, Kurosawa Production Co. |
Director | : | Akira Kurosawa |
Producers | : | Akira Kurosawa, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ryûzô Kikushima, Hiroshi Nezu |
Writers | : | Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Evan Hunter, Ryûzô Kikushima, Eijirô Hisaita |
RunTime | : | 142 mins. |
Budget | : | 250000 |
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
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Trailer: High and Low (Tengoku to Jigoku) 1963 trailer with subtitles
Featurette: 'High and Low' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
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