High and Low (Tengoku to jigoku) (1963)

8.7	Listal rating
8.1	IMDB rating

Japan (3), Kidnapping (3), 1963 (2), 1960s (2), Suburb (1), Drugs (1), Child (1), Kurosawa (1), Ransom (1), Murder (1), Foreign Movie (1), Suicide (1), Smoke (1), Japanese (1), Shoe (1), Store (1), Foreign Language (1), Tape (1), Architecture (1), Executive (1)

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At a crucial point in his business life, executive Gondo learns that his son has been kidnapped and that the ransom demanded is near the amount Gondo has raised for a critical business deal. Gondo is prepared to pay the ransom - that is, until he learns that the kidnappers have mistakenly abducted not Gondo's son, but the child of Gondo's chauffeur ... (more)

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Starring (View all) :

Toshirô Mifune

Kingo Gondo

Tatsuya Nakadai

Chief Detective Tokura

Kyôko Kagawa

Reiko Gondo

Tatsuya Mihashi

Kawanishi - Gondo's Secretary

Isao Kimura

Detective Arai

Kenjiro Ishiyama

Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Takeshi Katô

Detective Nakao

Takashi Shimura

Chief of Investigation Section

Jun Tazaki

Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

Nobuo Nakamura

Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Directo

Written by (View all) :

Hideo Oguni

(screenplay)

Ryûzô Kikushima

(screenplay)

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Posted : 2 years, 5 months ago at Jun 20 14:40

This film reminded me of Fritz Lang's 'M' in many ways, particularly with its dark and moody setting. It's a classic Kurosawa film with another powerhouse performance from Toshiro Mifune. The man is such a presence on screen.

The plot revolves around the kidnapping of a young boy who is mistakenly identified as the son of a powerful corporate shoe salesman. Torn between whether he stake everything on paying the ransom for the son of his chauffer, or taking over the company he works for, the film culminates in the police searching for the criminal responsible for the kidnapping. I was left feeling quite sad at the end. It's not a totally happy ending and you genuinely feel for Mifune, even though he doesn't utter many words on screen.

Rating : 8/10

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