Blu-Ray Criterion Collection Release date: 26/Jul/2011
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Toshiro Mifune Akira Kurosawa
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Toshiro Mifune (SEVEN SAMURAI) is unforgettable as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a cold-blooded kidnapper in HIGH AND LOW (TENGOKU TO JIGOKU), the highly influential domestic drama and police procedural from director Akira Kurosowa (RASHOMON). Adapting Ed McBains detective novel KINGS RANSOM, Kurosawa moves effortlessly from compelling race-against-time thriller to exacting social commentary, creating a diabolical treatise on class and contemporary Japanese society.
High & Low, presented in a stunning Blu-Ray edition by the Criterion Collection, is a masterful crime thriller directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa. This 1963 film adapts Ed McBain?s novel "King's Ransom" and explores themes of morality, class conflict, and justice through an intense kidnapping plot set in postwar Japan. The Criterion Collection is renowned for its meticulous restorations and scholarly supplements that celebrate cinematic artistry.
Akira Kurosawa stands as one of cinema?s most influential directors, known for classics like Seven Samurai, Rashomon, and Ikiru. High & Low stars Toshiro Mifune?frequent Kurosawa collaborator?whose powerful performances have defined Japanese cinema; his roles in Yojimbo and Throne of Blood are particularly celebrated. Also featured are actors such as Tatsuya Nakadai (noted for Harakiri and Ran) and Kyoko Kagawa (The Bad Sleep Well), each bringing depth to this gripping narrative. With exceptional cinematography by Asakazu Nakai (Oscar-nominated for Ran) and music from Masaru Sato (Yojimbo), High & Low remains a landmark achievement in world cinema.