High and Low (1963)
Directed by Akira
Kurosawa this film based on the novel King's Ransom stars Toshiro
Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai and Kyoko Kagawa. The son of a chauffeur who
works for a wealthy executive on the verge of a hostile take over of
his company is kidnapped by mistake.
The plot of this film
is a police procedural that manages to fit in a nice bit of social
commentry. While the story works well and the police investigation
feels like it has a high level of realism to it the story moves a
little slowly at times for my liking. As with any Kurosawa piece the
film is well made but maybe lacks the ticking clock or high level of
tension this genre needs.
4/5
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