High and Low (Tengoku to jigoku) - Directed by Akira Kurosawa | Japan | 1963 | 137 | B&W | M | In Japanese with English subtitles
A kidnapping sparks a moral dilemma for a wealthy executive in this superb, suspenseful noir adapted from a novel by Ed McBain.
“One of the best detective thrillers ever filmed” – NY Times
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