Partly adapted from Ed McBain's 1957 detective novel King's Ransom, High And Low is a curious entry in Akira Kurosawa's back catalogue. Split into two distinct parts, each with a contrasting stylistic approach, the story focuses on wealthy business executive Kingo Gondo (Toshirô Mifune), whose life is thrown into chaos after a kidnapper targets his son but snatches his chauffeur's boy by mistake.

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DVD RELEASE: May 1st 2005

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