High and Low
1963 film by Akira Kurosawa
Genre drama, film noir, police procedural, neo-noir
Country Japan
Runtime 143 min
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Based on
Book: Not public domain (published 1959)
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Cast & crew
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Ryūzō Kikushima
Produced by Ryūzō Kikushima
Music by Masaru Sato
Cinematography Takao Saito, Asakazu Nakai
Edited by Akira Kurosawa
Cast (12)
Toshirō Mifune · Takashi Shimura · Tatsuya Nakadai · Kyōko Kagawa · Isao Kimura · Minoru Chiaki · Tsutomu Yamazaki · Susumu Fujita · Eijirō Tōno · Kin Sugai · Kamatari Fujiwara · Takeshi Katō
Credits from Wikidata (CC0).
Series, universe & remakes
Studio: Toho
Remade as: Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
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