High and Low

Name: High and Low
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: November 26, 1963
Duration: 143 min
Rating: 90
Cast: Isao Kimura, Jun Tazaki, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Kyôko Kagawa, Takashi Shimura

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Toho Company | Release Date: November 26, 1963 | Not Rated

Starring: Isao Kimura, Jun Tazaki, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Kyôko Kagawa, Takashi Shimura, Takeshi Katô, Tatsuya Mihashi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshirô Mifune

Summary: An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 143 min

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100

A.O. Scott

A sizzling, artistic crackerjack and a model of its genre, pegged on a harassed man's moral decision, laced with firm characterizations and tingling detail and finally attaining an incredibly colorful crescendo of microscopic police sleuthing. Read full review

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Michael Wilmington

Superb crime thriller. [07 Sep 1998, p.1N]

Mike D'Angelo

Few movies have ever been as subtly, methodically composed as High And Low, in which every shot reflects, to some degree, the dichotomy presented by its title. Read full review

Glenn Heath Jr.

High and Low is a masterful cinematic elevator connecting two warring social perspectives, finding a common ground between them in the pressurized corners of the classic crime drama. Read full review

Keith Phipps

While not a masterpiece on par with Kurosawa's best work, High And Low is a fine example of his craft, and further proof that it's not a few masterpieces but the overall scope of a career that defines a great director. Read full review

Paul Attanasio

It's not one of his masterpieces, but High and Low fully illustrates why Kurosawa is regarded as Japan's foremost director. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine

In HIGH AND LOW Kurosawa succeeds in developing a highly visual structural style within the wide-screen format. Read full review

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