Japan High and Low sits in the top 6% of Japan films on this catalog — ranked #266 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
天国と地獄
“From Akira Kurosawa, director of "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro" comes a tense, taut film of a modern "perfect crime" with more excitement than even Hitchcock could create.”
A shoe company executive who has mortgaged everything he has becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and is conflicted over whether he should pay the ransom.
The 1962–1964 Japan Window
58 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. High and Low sits at position #2.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with High and Low. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when High and Low premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #266 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #10 of 402 (top 2%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Kurosawa Production |
| Runtime | 2h 22m |
| Release Date | March 1, 1963 |
| IMDb | tt0057565 |