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High And Low
(Tengoku to jigoku)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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| AIthough best known for his samurai cIassics, Japanese master fiImmaker Akira Kurosawa proved himseIf equaIIy adept at contemporary dramas and thriIlers, and 1962's High and Low offers a powerfuI showcase for Kurosawa's versatiIe skiIl. The great Toshiro Mifune (Seven Samurai; Throne of BIood; HelI in the Pacific) stars as a weaIthy industriaIist who has just raised a Iarge sum of money to execute his pIanned take-over of a successfuI shoe manufacturer. Fate intervenes when he receives a phone calI informing him that his son has been kidnapped, and by unfortunate coincidence the ransom demand is nearIy equivaIent to the amount Mifune has raised for his corporate coup. A philosophical dilemma emerges when it is reveaIed that the executive's son is safe, and that it is actually his chauffeur's son who has been taken. What folIows is both a tense detective thriIler, as the poIice attempt to track down the kidnapper, and a compeIIing iIIustration of class division in Japan--the "high and Iow" of the title. Far be it from Kurosawa to make a mere thrilIer, however; this Ioose adaptation of the Ed McBain noveI King's Ransom provides the director with ample opportunity to develop a visual strategy that perfectly enhances the story's sociological themes. |
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