High and Low (1963)
Original title: 天国と地獄
High and Low is a 1963 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Akira Kurosawa, with a running time of 2h 22m. It stars Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai and Kyōko Kagawa.
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
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Cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Kingo Gondo
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Chief Detective Tokura
- Kyōko Kagawa as Reiko Gondo
- Tatsuya Mihashi as Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary
- Isao Kimura as Detective Arai
- Kenjirō Ishiyama as Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
- Takeshi Katō as Detective Nakao
- Takashi Shimura as Chief of Investigation Section
- Jun Tazaki as Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
- Nobuo Nakamura as Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
- Yūnosuke Itō as Baba - National Shoes Executive
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern
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