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High and Low

Summary: An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.

Release Date: November 26, 1963

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Writers: Hideo Oguni

, Ryûzô Kikushima

, Eijirô Hisaita

Runtime: 2 h 23 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Kurosawa Production Co., Toho Company

Distributor: East West Classics, Continental Distributing, Pacific Arts Video, The Criterion Collection, Cowboy Pictures, Janus Films, Walter Reade-Sterling, HBO Max, The Criterion Channel, Toho Company

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Domestic: $ 46,808

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