JAPAN · 1963

High and Low

Akira Kurosawa
Japanese Golden Age moral dilemma class conflict kidnapping sacrifice justice
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A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

Year1963
CountryJapan
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
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