High and Low

1963 · directed by Akira Kurosawa

Rating

91/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Criterion

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

High and Low (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa, rates 91/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Toshirō Mifune
• Tatsuya Nakadai
• Kyōko Kagawa
• Tatsuya Mihashi
• Isao Kimura
• Kenjirō Ishiyama
• Takeshi Katō
• Takashi Shimura
• Jun Tazaki
• Nobuo Nakamura

Crew

• Asakazu Nakai — Director of Photography
• Takao Saitō — Director of Photography
• Akira Kurosawa — Editor
• Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer
• Akira Kurosawa — Screenplay
• Eijiro Hisaita — Screenplay
• Hideo Oguni — Screenplay
• Ryuzo Kikushima — Screenplay

More from Akira Kurosawa

1. Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
2. Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
3. Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
4. Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
5. Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit
6. Yojimbo (1961) — 90/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology