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High and Low

8.419632h 22m12MovieDramaCrimeThriller

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

DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WritersAkira Kurosawa·Hideo Oguni
ProducersRyuzo Kikushima·Tomoyuki Tanaka

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Cast · Directed by Akira Kurosawa

TMToshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Kingo Gondo
TNTatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Chief Detective Tokura
KKKyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Reiko Gondo
TMTatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Mihashi
Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary
IKIsao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Detective Arai
KIKenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
TKTakeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō
Detective Nakao
TSTakashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Chief of Investigation Section
JTJun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki
Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
NNNobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
YIYūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
Baba - National Shoes Executive
TYTsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

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High and Low is streaming on BFI Player in United Kingdom, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. It's not currently on Netflix.

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