High and Low
“Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!”
8 / 10
Synopsis
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune·Kingo Gondo
Tatsuya Nakadai·Chief Detective Tokura
Kyōko Kagawa·Reiko Gondo
Tatsuya Mihashi·Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary
Isao Kimura·Detective Arai
Kenjirō Ishiyama·Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
Takeshi Katō·Detective Nakao
Takashi Shimura·Chief of Investigation Section
Jun Tazaki·Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
Nobuo Nakamura·Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director
Average shot length
16.3s per shot
Akira Kurosawa's career average is 14.5s across 21 measured films —see the full picture.