Blu-ray release: ‘High and Low’

By   |  Dec 3, 2024

BFI are bringing the 1963 Japanese police procedural crime drama ‘High and Low’ (天国と地獄) to UK Blu-ray on January 29, 2025.

Co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa, the film revolves around an executive at a Yokohama shoe company who becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom. The cast includes Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyoko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, and Isao Kimura.

Synopsis: Wealthy industrialist Kingo Gondo (Mifune) faces an agonising choice when a ruthless kidnapper, aiming to snatch his young son, takes the chauffeur’s boy by mistake – but still demands the ransom, leaving Gondo facing ruin if he pays up.

Features:
• Presented in High Definition
• New audio commentary by Jasper Sharp
• Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create – High and Low (2002, 38 mins)
• Illustrated booklet [First Pressing only]

‘High and Low’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk.

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