High and Low

"Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!"

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Ratings & Reviews

8.4/10

70,373 votes

97/100

Fresh

90/100

Metascore

8.4/10

1,120 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

3 wins & 3 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$250,000

Production Cost

Domestic

$46,808

United States

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

37.8K

Daily Avg

630

7-Day Trend

+5%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

TOHO Studios Co., Ltd.

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Story Setting

Set In

Yokohama

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Takao SaitoAsakazu Nakai

Film Editing

Akira Kurosawa

Music / Score

Masaru Sato

Distributors

NetflixToho

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch High and Low

Available in 22 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel	Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	BFI Player	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada	Criterion Channel	Plex	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United Kingdom12

AustraliaM

Argentina13

FinlandK-16

Netherlands12

Sweden15

Production

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Writers

Eijiro Hisaita, Ryuzo Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa, Evan Hunter

Production Companies

TOHOKurosawa Production

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

Yūnosuke Itō

Baba - National Shoes Executive

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

Tags & Keywords

chauffeurpoliceransommanagerkidnappingblackmailheroinfilm noirblack and whiteshoecriminal investigationjapanese noiranxiousyokohamashōwa era (1926-89)

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