High and Low (1963)

11/26/1963 2h 22m

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.

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Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Toshirō Mifune

as Kingo Gondo

Born 04/02/1920

Died 12/24/1997, age

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Chief Detective Tokura

Born 12/13/1932, age

Kyōko Kagawa

as Reiko Gondo

Born 12/05/1931, age

Tatsuya Mihashi

as Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

Born 11/02/1923

Died 05/15/2004, age

Takashi Shimura

as Chief of Investigation Section

Born 03/12/1905

Died 02/11/1982, age

Jun Tazaki

as Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

Born 08/28/1913

Died 10/18/1985, age

Tsutomu Yamazaki

as Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

Born 12/02/1936, age

Yoshio Tsuchiya

as Detective Murata

Born 05/18/1927

Died 02/08/2017, age

Yoshifumi Tajima

as Chief Prison Officer

Born 08/04/1918

Died 09/10/2009, age