High and Low poster
Rating
8.3/10 (1057 votes)
Popularity6
Runtime2h 22m
Release DateMarch 1, 1963
Budget$250,000

High and Low

Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

Overview

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

Production

TOHO(JP)
Kurosawa Production(JP)

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Spoken Languages

Japanese

Age Rating

All Ages

Key Crew

ScreenplayEijiro Hisaita
Director of PhotographyTakao Saitō
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
ScreenplayRyuzo Kikushima
ScreenplayHideo Oguni
ScreenplayAkira Kurosawa

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