High and Low
An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Studio
N/A
Release
26 Nov 1963
Runtime
143 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Characters
Toshirô Mifune
Yutaka Sada
Tatsuya Nakadai
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Critical Assessment
IMDb
8.4/10
RT Critics
97%
Metacritic
90/100
High and Low holds 8.4/10 on IMDb (70,373 votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 90/100 on Metacritic.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of 2026-07-30
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.4/10 on IMDb (70,373 votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 90/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
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