天国と地獄 (1963) movie poster

天国と地獄 (1963)

Stark, intense drama almost beyond belief!

142 minDramaCrimeThriller

TMDb8.4/101,153 votes

Translated title: High and Low

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

Country: Japan

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Toshirō Mifune as Kingo Gondo

Toshirō Mifune

Kingo Gondo

Tatsuya Nakadai as Chief Detective Tokura

Tatsuya Nakadai

Chief Detective Tokura

Kyōko Kagawa as Reiko Gondo

Kyōko Kagawa

Reiko Gondo

Tatsuya Mihashi as Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

Tatsuya Mihashi

Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary

Isao Kimura as Detective Arai

Isao Kimura

Detective Arai

Kenjirō Ishiyama as Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi

Takeshi Katō as Detective Nakao

Takeshi Katō

Detective Nakao

Takashi Shimura as Chief of Investigation Section

Takashi Shimura

Chief of Investigation Section

Jun Tazaki as Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

Jun Tazaki

Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director

Nobuo Nakamura as Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

Nobuo Nakamura

Ishimaru, National Shoes Design Department Director

Yūnosuke Itō as Baba - National Shoes Executive

Yūnosuke Itō

Baba - National Shoes Executive

Tsutomu Yamazaki as Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

Minoru Chiaki as First Reporter

Minoru Chiaki

First Reporter

Eijirō Tōno as Factory Worker

Eijirō Tōno

Factory Worker

Keywords

Style:film noirjapanese noir

Plot:chauffeurpoliceransommanagerkidnappingblackmailheroinblack and whiteshoecriminal investigationfranticclass relationsanxiousyokohamashōwa era (1926-89)audaciouscrueljapanese society