High And Low: The Criterion Collection (DVD)
2-disc Special Edition
APPROX. 143 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1963 - MPA RATING: NR
DVD Specifications
| Release date: | Jul 22, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Studio: | Criterion |
| Year: | 1963 |
| Video: |
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Anamorphic - Enhanced for Widescreen TVs. |
| Audio: |
Japanese: Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Genre: | Mystery, Thriller, Drama |
| Subtitles: | English |
Special Features
- New Audio Commentary by Akira Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
- A 37-minute documentary on the making of High And Low, (created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful To Create)
- Rare archival interview with Toshiro Mifune
- New video interview with actor Tsutomu Yamazaki (who plays the kidnapper)
- Theatrical trailers from Japan and the U.S.
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien and a reprinted essay by Japanese film scholar Donald Richie
Synopsis
Akira Kurasawa's exquisitely crafted adaptation of an Ed McBain mystery and is one of the greatest suspense films ever made. Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai star in a film about a kidnapping that goes terribly wrong.
Mifune's performance is unforgettable, starring as a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a ruthless kidnapper in Akira Kurosawa's exemplary film noir. Based on Ed McBain's detective novel "King's Ransom," High And Low is both a riveting thriller and a brilliant commentary on contemporary Japanese society.
HIGH AND LOW (Tengoku to jigoku from Japan) is a classic dramatic mystery.
Cast & Crew
Criterion
presents
Toshiro MifuneTatsuya NakadaiKyoko Kagawa
"High And Low: The Criterion Collection"
Written byEijiro Hisaitaproduced byRyuzo Kikushima
produced byTomoyuki Tanaka
directed byAkira Kurosawa
Production Year: 1963
"High And Low: The Criterion Collection"
Written byEijiro Hisaitaproduced byRyuzo Kikushima
produced byTomoyuki Tanaka
directed byAkira Kurosawa
Production Year: 1963
