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High and Low (1963)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Cinematography by Takao Saitō, Asakazu Nakai

143 min46 frames

DramaCrime

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

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