Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW

Toshiro Mifune is unforgettable as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a cold-blooded kidnapper in HIGH AND LOW, the highly influential masterpiece from director Akira Kurosawa. Adapting Ed McBain’s detective novel King’s Ransom, Kurosawa moves effortlessly from compelling race-against-time thriller to exacting social commentary, creating a diabolical treatise on classIn the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake. This special screening in shown in tandem with Spike Lee's newest film, HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, a reimagining of Kurowawa's classic tale.DramaPT2H22MNR2025-08-28
Toshirō Mifune
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kyōko Kagawa
Akira Kurosawa
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Ryūzō Kikushima
Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW"Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW"

Showtimes

August 28, 7:30 pm

The Rose Theatre