High and Low (1963)
High and Low (1963)
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.
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.

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune As: Kingo Gondo
Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai As: Chief Detective Tokura
Kyōko Kagawa Kyōko Kagawa As: Reiko Gondo
Tatsuya Mihashi Tatsuya Mihashi As: Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary
Isao Kimura Isao Kimura As: Detective Arai
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: 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.
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 01 March 1963

Country: JP

Runtime: 142m

Company Credits

Company: TOHO, Kurosawa Production

Budget: $250,000

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kingo Gondo

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Chief Detective Tokura

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Reiko Gondo

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Detective Arai

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Detective Nakao

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Chief of Investigation Section

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Baba - National Shoes Executive

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

First Reporter

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Factory Worker

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Prison Warden

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Aoki - the Chauffeur

Masahiko Shimazu

Masahiko Shimazu

Shinichi Aoki

Toshio Egi

Toshio Egi

Jun Gondo

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Second Reporter

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

First Creditor

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Chief of First Investigating Section

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Junkyard Cook

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Detective Murata

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Third Reporter

Gen Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

Chief Physician

Akira Nagoya

Akira Nagoya

Detective Yamamoto

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Second Creditor

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

First Executor at Tax Office

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Third Creditor

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Chief Prison Officer

Koji Kiyomura

Koji Kiyomura

Fish Market Office Worker

Hiroshi Unayama

Hiroshi Unayama

Detective Shimada

Yoshisuke Makino

Yoshisuke Makino

Detective Takahashi

Jun Kondô

Jun Kondô

Identification Center Worker

Tomo Suzuki

Tomo Suzuki

Detective Koike

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Messenger Passing Note to Intern

Kazuo Kato

Kazuo Kato

Identification Center Worker

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Yokohama Station Trolley Man

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Female Drug Addict

Keiko Tomita

Keiko Tomita

Murder Victim

Isao Onoda

Isao Onoda

Male Drug Addict

Seiichi Taguchi

Seiichi Taguchi

Detective Nakamura

Takeo Matsushita

Takeo Matsushita

Second Executor at Tax Office

Kiyoshi Yamamoto

Kiyoshi Yamamoto

Detective Ueno

Kenji Kodama

Kenji Kodama

Detective Hara

Minoru Itō

Minoru Itō

Detective

Haruo Suzuki

Haruo Suzuki

Undercover Detective 'Drug Addict'

Kōzō Nomura

Kōzō Nomura

Detective (uncredited)

Directed By

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Yōichi Matsue

Yōichi Matsue

Assistant Director

Kenjirô Ohmori

Kenjirô Ohmori

Assistant Director

Teruyo Nogami

Teruyo Nogami

Script Supervisor

Masanobu Deme

Masanobu Deme

Assistant Director

Shirō Moritani

Shirō Moritani

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Ryūzō Kikushima

Ryūzō Kikushima

Producer

Hiroshi Nezu

Hiroshi Nezu

Production Supervisor

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Associate Producer

Edited By

Reiko Kaneko

Reiko Kaneko

Editorial Production Assistant

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Miyuki Suzuki

Miyuki Suzuki

Costume Design

Sound

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Ichirô Minawa

Ichirô Minawa

Sound Effects Editor

Hisashi Shimonaga

Hisashi Shimonaga

Sound Mixer

Fumio Yanoguchi

Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound Designer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Takao Saitō

Takao Saitō

Director of Photography

Asakazu Nakai

Asakazu Nakai

Director of Photography

Kazutami Hara

Kazutami Hara

First Assistant Camera

Yudai Kato

Yudai Kato

Camera Intern

Masaharu Ueda

Masaharu Ueda

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Hiromitsu Mori

Hiromitsu Mori

Lighting Technician

Ichirō Inohara

Ichirō Inohara

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō Muraki

Production Design

Other Crew

Akio Nojima

Akio Nojima

Property Master

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