High and Low poster
Director Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay Akira Kurosawa, Eijirō Hisaita, Hideo Oguni, Ryūzō Kikushima

High and Low

Original Title: 天国と地獄

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.

Release Date: 1963-03-01

Duration: 142 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Tatsuya Nakadai
    Chief Detective Tokura
  • Toshirō Mifune
    Kingo Gondo
  • Tsutomu Yamazaki
    Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern
  • Takashi Shimura
    Chief of Investigation Section
  • Kin Sugai
    Female Drug Addict
  • Minoru Chiaki
    First Reporter
  • Yoshio Tsuchiya
    Detective Murata
  • Susumu Fujita
    Chief of First Investigating Section
  • Tatsuya Mihashi
    Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary
  • Kōji Mitsui
    Second Reporter