Polski opis
Kurosawa opowiada tu historię bogatego właściciela fabryki Gondo. W momencie, kiedy ma on zainwestować majątek całego swojego życia, zostaje telefonicznie poinformowany o porwaniu syna. Suma, którą ma zapłacić w zamian za jego uwolnienie jest praktycznie równa tej, którą chciał zainwestować.
Gondo staje przed dylematem moralnym, bowiem okazuje się, że porwano nie jego syna, lecz dziecko jego szofera. Policja wpada na trop kidnapera...
Druid (filmweb.pl)
Kraj: Japonia
Data premiery: 01.03.1963
Gatunek: Dramat / Kryminał / Thriller
Reżyseria: Akira Kurosawa
Scenariusz: Eijirô Hisaita, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Muzyka: Masaru Satô
Zdjęcia: Takao Saitô, Asakazu Nakai
Dozwolone od lat: PG-12
RUNTiME: 143 min.
OBSADA
Toshirô Mifune ... Kingo Gondo
Tatsuya Nakadai ... Detektyw Tokura
Kyôko Kagawa ... Reiko Gondo
Tatsuya Mihashi ... Kawanishi, sekretarka Gondo
Isao Kimura ... Detektyw Arai
Kenjiro Ishiyama ... Detektyw 'Bos'n' Taguchi
Takeshi Katô ... Detektyw Nakao
Takashi Shimura ... Szef Wydziału Dochodzeń
Jun Tazaki ... Kamiya, Dyrektor wydziałowy fabryki obuwia
English description
"High and Low" could be considered two movies. The first, "High" takes place in Kingo Gondo's (Mifune's) hilltop mansion. The crime occurs and what follows in the next hour is one of the most meticulous and brilliantly constructed film segments I have ever seen! The first half of the film could almost be considered theatre. It is static and deceptively simple but.....so intense! The ensemble acting is superb with Mifune a stand out as usual! Connecting these two movies is the train sequence. After the calculated intensity of the first part this scene comes at you like a sledgehammer! These four or five minutes are magnificent! So very exciting and so very quick it leaves you drained when it ends! "Low" begins with the hunt for the criminal. Only "Stray Dog" comes closer to capturing the cop's decent into hell. This last part of the film is fast and furious. We are no longer an observer. We have become part of the chase. First, we know who the criminal is. The police do not know and what follows is a fascinating puzzle being put together before our eyes! The last scene in the film is unexpected, deeply disturbing and left me numb and staring at the TV screen after the film had ended. Like Gondo we are left with the answers that we did not want to hear.
dorlago (imdb.com)
Country: Japan
Release date: 01.03.1963
Genre: Thriller / Drama
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay by: Eijirô Hisaita / Akira Kurosawa / Hideo Oguni
Music by: Masaru Satô
Cinematography by: Takao Saitô, Asakazu Nakai
Certification: PG-12
RUNTiME: 143 mins.
CAST
Toshirô Mifune ... Kingo Gondo
Tatsuya Nakadai ... Chief Detective Tokura
Kyôko Kagawa ... Reiko Gondo
Tatsuya Mihashi ... Kawanishi, Gondo's secretary
Isao Kimura ... Detective Arai
Kenjiro Ishiyama ... Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
Takeshi Katô ... Detective Nakao
Takashi Shimura ... Chief of Investigation Section
Jun Tazaki ... Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
