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High and Low

High and Low

Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!
Mar 01, 1963 2h 22m
8.3
945 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title High and Low
Companies TOHO, Kurosawa Production
Countries Japan
Keywords chauffeur, police, ransom, manager, kidnapping, blackmail, baby-snatching, film noir, shoe, japanese noir, emaciation, shōwa era (1926-89)
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
Toshio Egi

Toshio Egi

Jun Gondo
Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Second Reporter
Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

First Creditor
Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Chief of First Investigating Section
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
Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Chief Prison Officer
Koji Kiyomura

Koji Kiyomura

Fish Market Office Worker
Hiroshi Unayama

Hiroshi Unayama

Detective Shimada
Yoshisuke Makino

Yoshisuke Makino

Detective Takahashi
Jun Kondô

Jun Kondô

Identification Center Worker
Tomo Suzuki

Tomo Suzuki

Detective Koike
Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Messenger Passing Note to Intern
Kazuo Kato

Kazuo Kato

Identification Center Worker
Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Yokohama Station Trolley Man
Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Female Drug Addict
Keiko Tomita

Keiko Tomita

Murder Victim
Isao Onoda

Isao Onoda

Male Drug Addict
Seiichi Taguchi

Seiichi Taguchi

Detective Nakamura
Takeo Matsushita

Takeo Matsushita

Second Executor at Tax Office
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)