Release Year: 1963
Runtime: 142 min
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Isao Kimura
Studios: TOHO, Kurosawa Production
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Special Features:
High-definition digital restoration, with original four-track surround sound presented in DTS-HD Master Audio
Audio commentary featuring Akira Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
Thirty-seven-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 video interview with actor Toshiro Mifune, from 1984
Video interview with actor Tsutomu Yamazaki
Theatrical trailers and teaser
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien and an on-set account by Japanese-film scholar Donald Richie
Technical Specifications:
- DTS-HD Master Audio
- 4.0 Surround
- 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
