High and Low (1963)

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Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

• Released: 1963-03-01
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery
• Runtime: 2h 22m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.4/10 from 1,198 votes

Directed by Akira Kurosawa.

Top cast

• Toshirō Mifune as Kingo Gondo
• Tatsuya Nakadai as Chief Detective Tokura
• Kyōko Kagawa as Reiko Gondo
• Tatsuya Mihashi as Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary
• Isao Kimura as Detective Arai
• Kenjirō Ishiyama as Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
• Takeshi Katō as Detective Nakao
• Takashi Shimura as Chief of Investigation Section
• Jun Tazaki as Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
• Nobuo Nakamura as Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

Full cast & crew

Where to watch High and Low

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max; watch free on Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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