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Widescreen Editions High and Low WS Remastered Criterion #382 Rare LaserDisc Kurosawa Thriller Foreign

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High and Low WS Remastered Criterion #382 Rare LaserDisc Kurosawa Thriller Foreign

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Toshirand#244; Mifune and Tatsuya Mihashi in...

High and Low

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1542L )
(2.35:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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Presented in the Original Theatrical Aspect Ratio of 2.35:1
New Digital Transfer created from a New 35mm Compositie Print
Japanese Language with English Subtitles
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High and Low
1963 - 143 min. - Black and White
Genre: Thriller
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Based on KING'S RANSOM, a crime novel by Ed McBain, HIGH AND LOW stars Toshiro Mifune as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy, hardworking businessman. As Gondo plans a coup that will secure his position as the head of his Yokohama shoe company, he is contacted by a criminal who informs him that he's kidnapped his son. The crook demands a huge ransom for the boy's return--an amount that has taken Gondo 30 years of labor to amass. As the worried industrialist prepares to pay the ransom, he discovers that his son is safe at home--the kidnapper has mistakenly snatched his chauffeur's son. The question quickly becomes: Does Gondo abandon his plans to pay off the criminal, or does he do the honorable thing and help save his driver's child? This moral dilemma drives Akira Kurosawa's intelligent, detailed thriller that features Mifune in a thoughtful, nuanced performance as a man forced to make a startlingly difficult decision.

The first half of Kurosawa's film takes place high upon Gondo's hilltop home, in scenes shot almost entirely in his spacious living room. The second half, however, is largely set in the lowly, cramped confines of the city where the kidnapper hides from the police investigation led by the determined Inspector Tokura (Tatsuya Nakadai). The film's excellent cast also includes Kurosawa regulars Kyoko Kagawa, Takashi Shimura, and Susumu Fujita. With its bleak backdrop of 1960s industrial Yokohama, HIGH AND LOW stands as one of the finest examples of Japanese film noir, lensed through the meticulous vision of a master filmmaker.

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Cast for High and Low

Toshiro Mifune
Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Kyoko Kagawa
Susumu Fujita
Takashi Shimura

Crew for High and Low

Akira Kurosawa Director
Ryuzo Kikushima Screenwriter
Hideo Oguni Screenwriter
Akira Kurosawa Screenwriter
Evan Hunter Source Writer
Ryuzo Kikushima Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka Producer
Asakazu Nakai Cinematographer

Feature Details

Title: High and Low
Feature Release Date: 1963
Genre: Thriller
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 143 Minutes
Chapters: 24
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 23 Sep 1998
Catalog Number: CC1542L
UPC: 715515009256
ISBN: 1-55940-888-X
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: Japanese
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1542L
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Rare Remastered, Widescreen, LaserDisc Movie

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Toshirand#244; Mifune and Tatsuya Mihashi in...

High and Low

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1542L )
(2.35:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Presented in the Original Theatrical Aspect Ratio of 2.35:1
New Digital Transfer created from a New 35mm Compositie Print
Japanese Language with English Subtitles
Color Bars
See the History of Criterion LaserDiscs at DaDon's...
LaserDiscs

High and Low
1963 - 143 min. - Black and White
Genre: Thriller
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Based on KING'S RANSOM, a crime novel by Ed McBain, HIGH AND LOW stars Toshiro Mifune as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy, hardworking businessman. As Gondo plans a coup that will secure his position as the head of his Yokohama shoe company, he is contacted by a criminal who informs him that he's kidnapped his son. The crook demands a huge ransom for the boy's return--an amount that has taken Gondo 30 years of labor to amass. As the worried industrialist prepares to pay the ransom, he discovers that his son is safe at home--the kidnapper has mistakenly snatched his chauffeur's son. The question quickly becomes: Does Gondo abandon his plans to pay off the criminal, or does he do the honorable thing and help save his driver's child? This moral dilemma drives Akira Kurosawa's intelligent, detailed thriller that features Mifune in a thoughtful, nuanced performance as a man forced to make a startlingly difficult decision.

The first half of Kurosawa's film takes place high upon Gondo's hilltop home, in scenes shot almost entirely in his spacious living room. The second half, however, is largely set in the lowly, cramped confines of the city where the kidnapper hides from the police investigation led by the determined Inspector Tokura (Tatsuya Nakadai). The film's excellent cast also includes Kurosawa regulars Kyoko Kagawa, Takashi Shimura, and Susumu Fujita. With its bleak backdrop of 1960s industrial Yokohama, HIGH AND LOW stands as one of the finest examples of Japanese film noir, lensed through the meticulous vision of a master filmmaker.

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Cast for High and Low

Toshiro Mifune
Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Kyoko Kagawa
Susumu Fujita
Takashi Shimura

Crew for High and Low

Akira Kurosawa Director
Ryuzo Kikushima Screenwriter
Hideo Oguni Screenwriter
Akira Kurosawa Screenwriter
Evan Hunter Source Writer
Ryuzo Kikushima Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka Producer
Asakazu Nakai Cinematographer

Feature Details

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