High and Low

High and Low (1963)

U/A 13+ 01/03/1963
  • Drama, Crime, Thriller
  • 2 hr 22 min
83%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $250,000
Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $250,000
  • Revenue :$0
Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

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.
Top Billed Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune

Kingo Gondo

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai

Chief Detective Tokura

Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa

Reiko Gondo

Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Mihashi

Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura

Detective Arai

Kenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō Ishiyama

Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō

Detective Nakao

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura

Chief of Investigation Section

Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki

Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura

Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō

Baba - National Shoes Executive

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki

First Reporter

Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno

Factory Worker

Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu

Prison Warden

Yutaka Sada
Yutaka Sada

Aoki - the Chauffeur

Masahiko Shimazu
Masahiko Shimazu

Shinichi Aoki

Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui

Second Reporter

Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka

First Creditor

Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita

Chief of First Investigating Section

Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara

Junkyard Cook

Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya

Detective Murata

Kazuo Kitamura
Kazuo Kitamura

Third Reporter

Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu

Chief Physician

Akira Nagoya
Akira Nagoya

Detective Yamamoto

Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura

Second Creditor

Masao Oda
Masao Oda

First Executor at Tax Office

Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura

Third Creditor

Yoshibumi Tajima
Yoshibumi Tajima

Chief Prison Officer

Tomo Suzuki
Tomo Suzuki

Detective Koike

Senkichi Ōmura
Senkichi Ōmura

Messenger Passing Note to Intern

Kazuo Katō
Kazuo Katō

Identification Center Worker

Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura

Yokohama Station Trolley Man

Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai

Female Drug Addict

Keiko Tomita
Keiko Tomita

Murder Victim

Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Kiyoshi Yamamoto

Detective Ueno

Kenji Kodama
Kenji Kodama

Detective Hara

Haruo Suzuki
Haruo Suzuki

Undercover Detective 'Drug Addict'

Kōzō Nomura
Kōzō Nomura

Detective (uncredited)

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Crew Members
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

Director

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Ryuzo Kikushima
Ryuzo Kikushima

Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Asakazu Nakai
Asakazu Nakai

Director of Photography

Yoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō Muraki

Production Design

Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Ryuzo Kikushima
Ryuzo Kikushima

Screenplay

Eijiro Hisaita
Eijiro Hisaita

Screenplay

Evan Hunter
Evan Hunter

Novel

Teruyo Nogami
Teruyo Nogami

Script Supervisor

Masanobu Deme
Masanobu Deme

Assistant Director

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

Associate Producer

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

Editor

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