High and Low

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Wealthy business executive Kingo Gondo (played by legendary actor Toshiro Mifune, Seven Samurai), a board member of a major shoe company, is drawn into a high-stakes ransom plot by a kidnapper who is targeting Gondo's son, Jun. As Gondo and Chief Detective Tokura (a great turn by Tatsuya Nakadai, Ran) search for the kidnapper across Tokyo, they realize that the criminal is more ruthless and determined than they first thought.

A gripping thriller doubling as an examination of Japan's class divides and contemporary society, High and Low is a stunningly sharp noir and one of director Akira Kurosawa's (Seven Samurai, Ran, Yojimbo, Rashomon) greatest films ever. "A sizzling, artistic crackerjack and a model of its genre, pegged on a harassed man's moral decision, laced with firm characterizations and tingling detail and finally attaining an incredibly colorful crescendo of microscopic police sleuthing."—A.O. Scott, New York Times.

In Japanese with English subtitles.

Not Rated
2 hours 23 minutes
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This film is eligible for the Youth Arts Access Fund
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