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High and Low [Special Edition]
High and Low [Special Edition]
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Based on
King's Ransom
, an "87th Precinct" novel by
Ed McBain
(aka
Evan Hunter
),
High and Low
stars
Toshiro Mifune
as Gondo, a wealthy industrialist. Gondo is contacted by a gang of kidnappers, who inform him that they've kidnapped his son. The crooks demand a huge ransom for the boy's return -- an amount so huge that it will utterly bankrupt Gondo. As the harried businessman prepares to pay the ransom, he discovers that his son is safe at home: the kidnappers have accidentally snatched the son of his chauffeur. Does Gondo drop his payoff plans, or does he do the honorable thing and rescue his employee's son? This dilemma is but one aspect of the multilayered character study from the unbeatable team of star
Toshiro Mifune
and filmmaker
Akira Kurosawa
, who directs this superb film with his usual depth and impeccable eye for detail and character. As a man forced to make impossible decisions, Mifune gives a nuanced, perceptive and psychologically convincing performance. While not one of
Kurosawa
's master works,
High and Low
, with its grim reality and moral ambiguity stands as a superb example of film noir at its best.
High and Low
was originally released in Japan as
Tengoku To-Jigoku
. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Format
DVD
Language
Japanese
Rating
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Run Time
143 min
Subtitles
English
Year Released
1962
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