Cinematic background from High and Low 1963 - 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.

High and Low

1963

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Directors:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Hideo Oguni, Ryûzô Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Eijirô Hisaita, Evan Hunter
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Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man wearing sunglasses and hiding his face behind flowers; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in dress clothes and ties holding a camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of men sitting on a couch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old photo of a man and a young boy; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting around in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on top of a couch next to another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Three asian men in white shirts smoking cigarettes; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man holding a phone to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man in a white suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man looking out at a ship; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Three men are standing in front of a large window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a suit and tie next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man and two men; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of three men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting in front of another man behind a fence; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A young man in a white shirt and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in suits; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man sitting on a bench in front of a ship; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A young boy standing in front of an old car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing around a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old black and white photo of a person in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man holding a sign in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men and a boy standing in front of an open window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of two men in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of people sitting on a train; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a crowd of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people gathered around a man writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a white suit and a man in a white suit and a man in a white suit and a man in a white suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old car parked on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting in front of a computer screen; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people in a living room setting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of people sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing in front of a bunch of smokestacks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman looking in a mirror while a man is using a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men are sitting in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man writing on a paper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men sitting next to each other on a bus; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men are looking out a window at a city; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man wearing a white shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing next to another man in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting in a car looking at another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting around a table drinking wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Three men standing in front of a pile of food; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman looking at each other's hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a car with another man looking out of the window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men in suits and ties are sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black - and - white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two men standing next to each other in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting around a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman are in a jail cell; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman talking to a man sitting down; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a suit and tie holding a gun in his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man wearing sunglasses; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a young man's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in front of another man; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man saluting a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man and a woman and a boy; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man in a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting in a living room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a car looking at another man in the back seat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting in front of each other in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing in front of a door; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting in front of a board; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a group of people; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A young man reading a newspaper in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a robe standing in front of a window looking out at a city; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man riding a motorcycle down the middle of a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Black and white photograph of a man in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a white dress shirt and a tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a curtain; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man holding a phone to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man in a suit sitting on a couch; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing next to an old car with a mountain in the background; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman standing next to a man in front of a wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black - and - white photo of a city with smoke billowing from the chimney; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing around a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A black and white photo of a man walking down the street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a suit and tie standing next to two other men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A young boy looking out of the window of a train car; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a wooden wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman and a girl sitting on a bed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “High and Low” (1963), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a suit and tie looking at another man in a dress shirt and bow tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle