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High and Low (1963)

"Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!"

8.3/10(1,060 votes)
2h 22m
March 1, 1963
Drama
Crime
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Plot Summary

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

Movie Details

Original Title
天国と地獄
Status
released
Original Language
ja
Budget
$250K

Where to watch free (US)

Kanopy
Plex
Plex Channel
Shout! Factory TV
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Cast

Toshirō Mifune as Kingo Gondo

Toshirō Mifune

Kingo Gondo

Tatsuya Nakadai as Chief Detective Tokura

Tatsuya Nakadai

Chief Detective Tokura

Kyōko Kagawa as Reiko Gondo

Kyōko Kagawa

Reiko Gondo

Tatsuya Mihashi as Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

Tatsuya Mihashi

Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

Isao Kimura as Detective Arai

Isao Kimura

Detective Arai

Kenjirō Ishiyama as Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Takeshi Katō as Detective Nakao

Takeshi Katō

Detective Nakao

Takashi Shimura as Chief of Investigation Section

Takashi Shimura

Chief of Investigation Section

Jun Tazaki as Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

Jun Tazaki

Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

Nobuo Nakamura as Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

Nobuo Nakamura

Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

Yūnosuke Itō as Baba - National Shoes Executive

Yūnosuke Itō

Baba - National Shoes Executive

Tsutomu Yamazaki as Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

Minoru Chiaki as First Reporter

Minoru Chiaki

First Reporter

Eijirō Tōno as Factory Worker

Eijirō Tōno

Factory Worker

Masao Shimizu as Prison Warden

Masao Shimizu

Prison Warden

Yutaka Sada as Aoki - the Chauffeur

Yutaka Sada

Aoki - the Chauffeur

Masahiko Shimazu as Shinichi Aoki

Masahiko Shimazu

Shinichi Aoki

Toshio Egi as Jun Gondo

Toshio Egi

Jun Gondo

Kōji Mitsui as Second Reporter

Kōji Mitsui

Second Reporter

Kyū Sazanka as First Creditor

Kyū Sazanka

First Creditor

Production Companies

TOHO logoTOHO
Kurosawa Production

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