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High and Low

High and Low (1963)

NR 2h 22m 7.2/10 IMDb
DramaCrime

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

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Isao Kimura

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Kidnapping / abduction

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children (referenced)
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