High and Low (1963) (Blu-ray) (UK Import)

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Country of origin:: Japan, 1963
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Item number:: 12092726
UPC/EAN:: 5035673015278
Release date:: 27.1.2025
Series:: BFI (British Film Institute)
Genre:: Thriller
Playing time ca.:: 149 Min.
Director:: Akira Kurosawa
Actor:: Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi
Film music:: Masaru Sato
German title:: Zwischen Himmel und Hölle (1963) (Tengoku To Jigoku)
Language:: Japanisch
Sound Format:: DTS-HD 5.1
Picture:: Widescreen (s/w)
Subtitles:: Englisch

Akira Kurosawa directs this loose adaptation of Ed McBain's crime novel. Industrialist Kingo Gondo (Toshiro Mifune) faces a dilemma when a kidnapper snatches the son of his chauffeur by mistake: if he pays the ransom, he will not be able to take over the shoe company he works for, and will face ruin as a result. Meanwhile, police pursue the kidnapper (Tsutomu Yamazaki) through the waterfront bars and heroin dens he frequents.

Specials: Commentary: Jasper Sharp (Japanese film expert)., Documentaries: 'Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create - 'High and Low'' (2002).

Reviews

Tip: "Nach einem Kriminalroman von Ed McBain erzählt der eindruckvollste von Kurosawas 'Gegenwartsfilmen' von einem Fabrikanten, der für seinen gekidnappten Sohn ein Lösegeld zahlen soll, das seine Existenz ruinieren würde. Doch die Entführer haben sich geirrt und den Sohn des Chauffeurs erwischt. Ist das Kind eines reichen Mannes so viel wert wie das Kind eines Armen? Diese Frage beherrscht das Kammerspiel, aus dem die erste Hälfte des Films besteht. Der zweite, von Action bestimmte Teil fragt nach dem Motiv des Täters." New York Times: "One of the best detective thrillers ever filmed." Time Out: "Made by a master craftsman." Sight & Sound: "Intellectually absorbing entertainment."