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High and Low poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 77.9 / 100
1963·Crime / Drama / Mystery·2h 23m

HIGH AND LOW

“Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!”

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

Above the Line
Akira Kurosawa·DirectorEijiro Hisaita·ScreenplayRyuzo Kikushima·ScreenplayTakao Saitō·Director of PhotographyMasaru Satō·Original Music ComposerAkira Kurosawa·Editor
Cast
Toshirō Mifune·Kingo GondoTatsuya Nakadai·Chief Detective TokuraKyōko Kagawa·Reiko GondoTatsuya Mihashi·Kawanishi, Gondo's secretaryIsao Kimura·Detective AraiKenjirō Ishiyama·Chief Detective 'Bos'n' TaguchiTakeshi Katō·Detective NakaoTakashi Shimura·Chief of Investigation SectionJun Tazaki·Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity DirectorNobuo Nakamura·Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 6
Akira Kurosawa·DirectorYōichi Matsue·Assistant DirectorKenjirô Ohmori·Assistant DirectorTeruyo Nogami·Script SupervisorMasanobu Deme·Assistant DirectorShirō Moritani·Assistant Director
Writing· 5
Eijiro Hisaita·ScreenplayRyuzo Kikushima·ScreenplayHideo Oguni·ScreenplayAkira Kurosawa·ScreenplayEvan Hunter·Novel
Camera· 5
Takao Saitō·Director of PhotographyAsakazu Nakai·Director of PhotographyKazutami Hara·First Assistant CameraYudai Kato·Camera InternMasaharu Ueda·Assistant Camera
Editing· 2
Akira Kurosawa·EditorReiko Kaneko·Editorial Production Assistant
Sound & Music· 3
Masaru Satō·Original Music ComposerIchirô Minawa·Sound Effects EditorHisashi Shimonaga·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 2
Yoshirō Muraki·Production DesignMiyuki Suzuki·Costume Design
Production· 4
Tomoyuki Tanaka·ProducerRyuzo Kikushima·ProducerHiroshi Nezu·Production SupervisorAkira Kurosawa·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 3
Hiromitsu Mori·Lighting TechnicianIchirō Inohara·Lighting TechnicianAkio Nojima·Property Master
By the Numbers
77.9
OF 100
Master Score
8.4
OF 10
IMDb
96%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind High and Low's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FFFFFF
#D4B300
Mood
Tense, Serious
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster for "High and Low" features a black and white photograph of a group of people indoors, overlaid with the title in large, yellow sans-serif font”

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Key Elements
TelephonesWindowsFurnitureCityscape
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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