High and Low

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Awards

Edgar Allen Poe Awards 1964 - Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film

Fotogramas de Plata Awards 1968 - Won - Best Foreign Performer

Golden Globe Awards 19064 - Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film

Mainichi Film Concours 1964 - Won - Best Film

Edgar Allen Poe Awards 1964 - Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film

Fotogramas de Plata Awards 1968 - Won - Best Foreign Performer

Golden Globe Awards 19064 - Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film

Mainichi Film Concours 1964 - Won - Best Film

Mainichi Film Concours 1964 - Won - Best Screenplay

Venice Film Festival 1963 - Nominated - Golden Lion

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High and Low

Director:
Akira Kurosawa
143 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

Toshiro Mifune stars as a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a ruthless kidnapper in Akira Kurosawa's exemplary film noir. Based on Ed McBain's detective novel King's Ransom, High and Low is both a riveting thriller and a brilliant commentary on contemporary Japanese society.

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Details

Runtime:
143 min.

Country:
JAPAN

Language:
Japanese

Color:
Color

 

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