High and LowDramaCrime8.42h 22mJAReleasedMarch 1, 1963JPShareKeywordschauffeurpoliceransommanagerkidnappingblackmailheroinfilm noirblack and whiteshoecriminal investigationjapanese noiryokohamashōwa era (1926-89)intensejapanese societyTagLineStark, intense drama almost beyond belief!OverviewStatsCast & CrewExtrasSynopsisA Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.RecommendationsSimilarRecommended Movies8.0The Hidden Fortress19587.3Madadayo19938.1Red Beard19658.3Ikiru19528.2Night and Fog19597.5Le Plaisir19526.9Who's Minding the Store?19637.2The Band Wagon19536.3Al lupo, al lupo19927.1The Lower Depths19576.9Empire of Passion19786.4The Moralist19597.3I Live in Fear19556.1Violence at Noon19667.4The Cat Piano20097.4Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji19557.0Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang20176.2Little Miss Sumo20186.5My Secret Cache19976.5Young and Dangerous1996