High and Low
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Starring Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Isao Kimura, Takeshi Katō, Takashi Shimura, Jun Tazaki
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A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
- Original title
- 天国と地獄
- Original language
- Japanese
- Screenplay
- Akira Kurosawa, Ryūzō Kikushima, Evan Hunter, Hideo Oguni
- Cinematography
- Asakazu Nakai
- Cast
- Takeshi Katō, Takashi Shimura, Jun Tazaki
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Updated July 22, 2026
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