High And Low

– An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 23 Minutes
Release Year:
1963
Original Name:
天国と地獄
High and Low (1963) - Also known as 天国と地獄

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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High and Low (1963) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 Nov 1963

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

Writer:

Hideo Oguni (screenplay), Ryûzô Kikushima (screenplay), Eijirô Hisaita (screenplay), Akira Kurosawa (screenplay), Evan Hunter (novel)

Main Actors:

Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi

Plot:

An executive mortgages all he owns to stage a coup and gain control of the National Shoe Company, with the intent of keeping the company out of the hands of incompetent and greedy executives. He needs the same money, though, to pay the ransom that will possibly save a child's life. His resolution of that dilemma -- the certain loss of the company vs. the probable loss of the child -- makes for one distinct drama, and an ensuing elaborate police procedure makes for a second.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations.

Production:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%