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Quick Info

Rating

8.3/10

Release1963

Runtime2h 22m

StatusReleased

Budget$250,000

RevenueN/A

Production

TOHO

Kurosawa Production

Movie

High and Low

1963

2h 22m

8.3

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Synopsis

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

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