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High and Low

1963, Movie, 2h 22min

Toshiro Mifune is unforgettable as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a cold-blooded kidnapper in HIGH AND LOW (TENGOKU TO JIGOKU), the highly influential domestic drama and police procedural from director Akira Kurosawa. Adapting Ed McBain’s detective novel “King’s Ransom,” Kurosawa moves effortlessly from compelling race-against-time thriller to exacting social commentary, creating a diabolical treatise on contemporary Japanese society.

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Reviews

Kasper Løvborg

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Among Kurusawa's very best, and possible the best of all his many achievements. Without a doubt, it's one of the most well-crafted thrillers of all time. A 'Ransom' and 'High and Low' combo ought to make for a very co...

4 years ago

Critic David Parkinson

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Superbly played by Mifune and Yamazaki...

Read full review at Empire

Critic Scott Tobias

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...masterful...

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Ronny Svensson

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Starka minnen från Filmklubben på Kåren i Göteborg då man satt på hårda trästolar och sög i sig klassiker som denna.

1 year ago

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High and Low is a gripping crime thriller that follows the story of Kingo Gondo (Toshiro Mifune), a wealthy executive who is torn between his loyalty to his company and his personal ethics when he is faced with a ransom demand for his son's life. The twist? The kidnapper has accidentally taken the wrong son, and Gondo is forced to decide whether to pay the ransom and risk everything he has worked for, or to let the child die and save his own reputation. As tensions rise and the stakes become higher, Gondo must confront the harsh realities of the world he lives in and make a choice that will change his life forever. With a stellar cast, including Tatsuya Nakadai and Kyōko Kagawa, this Akira Kurosawa-directed film is a masterclass in suspense and moral dilemmas.

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You can stream High and Low on: Apple TV

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