High and Low poster
Rating
8.3/10 (1029 votes)
Popularity5
Runtime2h 22m
Release DateMarch 1, 1963
Budget$250,000

High and Low

Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

DramaCrimeThriller

Overview

In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake.

Production

TOHO(JP)
Kurosawa Production(JP)

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Spoken Languages

Japanese

Age Rating

All Ages

Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō MifuneKingo Gondo
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya NakadaiChief Detective Tokura
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko KagawaReiko Gondo
Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya MihashiKawanishi, Gondo's secretary
Isao Kimura
Isao KimuraDetective Arai
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō IshiyamaChief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Key Crew

DirectorAkira Kurosawa
ScreenplayAkira Kurosawa
ProducerRyuzo Kikushima
ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka
Director of PhotographyAsakazu Nakai
Director of PhotographyTakao Saitō

Videos & Trailers

High and Low (1963) Original Trailer [4K]

High and Low (1963) Original Trailer [4K]

Trailer
'High and Low' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times

'High and Low' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times

Featurette