High and Low (1963)

Also Known As: 天国と地獄 てんごくとじごく 천국과 지옥 天國與地獄 Tengoku to Jigoku High & Low Himmel Og Helvede Zwischen Himmel und Hölle El infierno del odio Entre le ciel et l'enfer Menny és pokol Anatomia di un rapimento Ο Δολοφόνος του Τόκιο Рай и ад

Director: Kurosawa Akira [黒沢明]

Country: Japanese

Genres: Crime, Drama, Investigation, Kidnapping, Mystery, Novel, Suspense, Thriller

Status: Completed

Date aired: 1963

Summary:

"High and Low" focuses on Kingo Gondo (Toshiro Mifune), a powerhouse executive in the Japanese shoe industry. In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a proposition that throws him in hock down to his own furniture, he's hit by a huge ransom demand, with a twist -- the kidnaper (Tsutomu Yamazaki) takes, not his own son, but his chauffeur's.

Adapted loosely from the novel “The King’s Ransom” by Evan Hunter.