  High and Low - Criterion Collection (1963) (DVD)UPC Number: 715515030922
Actors: Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyoko Kagawa, Takashi Shimura, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Directors: Akira Kurosawa
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: Japanese
Region: Region 1
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 2
Studio: Criterion
Release date: July 22, 2008
Run time: 143 minutes
Product Description
Toshiro Mifune is unforgettable as Kingo Gondo a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a cold-blooded kidnapper in Akira Kurosawa's highly influential domestic drama and police procedural High and Low. 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 class and contemporary Japanese society. Criterion is proud to present High and Low (Tengoko to jigoku) in this new high-definition digital transfer.SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:New restored high-definition digital transfer with newly restored original four-track surround soundNew audio commentary by Akira Kurosawa scholar Stephen PrinceA 37-minute documentary on the making of High and Low created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to CreateRare archival interview with Toshiro MifuneNew video interview with actor Tsutomu Yamazaki who plays the kidnapperTheatrical trailers from Japan and the U.S.New and improved English subtitle translationPLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien and a reprinted essay by Japanese film scholar Donald RichieMore!System Requirements:Running Time: 143 minutes Language: Japanese Subtitles: EnglishFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating: NR UPC: 715515030922 Manufacturer No: CC1760DDVD
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