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High and Low

A high-stakes game of mistaken identity unfolds as a wealthy businessman's life is disrupted when extortionists kidnap the wrong child, his chauffeur's son, prompting a desperate search to rescue the boy before time runs out.

A wealthy businessman faces a daunting decision when his son is kidnapped and the kidnapper demands a massive ransom. However, a shocking twist reveals that the wrong child was taken - the chauffeur's son - leaving the businessman with a moral dilemma.

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Info about High and Low

Studio(s): TOHO, Kurosawa Production

Originally Released: United States, Mar 01, 1963

Production Country: Japan

Box Office Gross: $64,503.00

Budget: $230,000,000.00

Genres:Crime, Drama, Mystery

Main Cast

Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiChief Detective Tokura
Tatsuya MihashiTatsuya MihashiKawanishi, Gondo's secretary
Isao KimuraIsao KimuraDetective Arai
Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraChief of Investigation Section
Jun TazakiJun TazakiKamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
Nobuo NakamuraNobuo NakamuraIshimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
Yūnosuke ItōYūnosuke ItōBaba - National Shoes Executive
Tsutomu YamazakiTsutomu YamazakiGinjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern
Minoru ChiakiMinoru ChiakiFirst Reporter
Eijirō TōnoEijirō TōnoFactory Worker
Masao ShimizuMasao ShimizuPrison Warden
Yutaka SadaYutaka SadaAoki - the Chauffeur
Masahiko ShimazuMasahiko ShimazuShinichi Aoki
Kōji MitsuiKōji MitsuiSecond Reporter
Kyū SazankaKyū SazankaFirst Creditor
Susumu FujitaSusumu FujitaChief of First Investigating Section
Kamatari FujiwaraKamatari FujiwaraJunkyard Cook
Yoshio TsuchiyaYoshio TsuchiyaDetective Murata
Kazuo KitamuraKazuo KitamuraThird Reporter
Gen ShimizuGen ShimizuChief Physician
Akira NagoyaAkira NagoyaDetective Yamamoto
Jun HamamuraJun HamamuraSecond Creditor
Masao OdaMasao OdaFirst Executor at Tax Office
Kō NishimuraKō NishimuraThird Creditor
Yoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi TajimaChief Prison Officer
Koji KiyomuraKoji KiyomuraFish Market Office Worker
Senkichi ŌmuraSenkichi ŌmuraMessenger Passing Note to Intern
Kazuo KatōKazuo KatōIdentification Center Worker
Ikio SawamuraIkio SawamuraYokohama Station Trolley Man
Kin SugaiKin SugaiFemale Drug Addict
Keiko TomitaKeiko TomitaMurder Victim
Takeo MatsushitaTakeo MatsushitaSecond Executor at Tax Office
Kenji KodamaKenji KodamaDetective Hara
Haruo SuzukiHaruo SuzukiUndercover Detective 'Drug Addict'
Kōzō NomuraKōzō NomuraDetective (uncredited)
Toshirô MifuneToshirô MifuneKingo Gondô
Kyôko KagawaKyôko KagawaReiko Gondô
Kenjirô IshiyamaKenjirô IshiyamaChief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
Takeshi KatôTakeshi KatôDetective Nakao

Creators

Akira KurosawaAkira KurosawaDirector, Screenplay
Evan HunterEvan HunterNovel
Hideo OguniHideo OguniScreenplay
Ryuzo KikushimaRyuzo KikushimaScreenplay
Eijiro HisaitaEijiro HisaitaScreenplay

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High and Low (Tengoku to Jigoku) 1963 trailer with subtitles

High and Low (Tengoku to Jigoku) 1963 trailer with subtitles

High and Low (1963) Original Trailer [4K]

High and Low (1963) Original Trailer [4K]

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