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- The film is loosely based on the 1959 novel King's Ransom by Ed McBain (Evan Hunter). It follows the story of a board member for a Japanese company who is forced to make a decision between using a vast amount of wealth to gain executive control and helping his employee by lending him the money to free his child from kidnappers.
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Oct 7, 2019 · In this article, edited together from our conversation, Miike explains why he feels a kinship with Kurosawa and how the master’s 1963 film High and Low slyly melds classic suspense with trenchant social commentary.
High and Low (Japanese: 天国と地獄, Hepburn: Tengoku to Jigoku, literally "Heaven and Hell") is a 1963 Japanese police procedural crime film directed and edited by Akira Kurosawa and written by Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Eijiro Hisaita, and Ryûzô Kikushima. The film is loosely based on the 1959 novel King's Ransom by Ed McBain (Evan Hunter).
Jun 1, 2024 · A: Yes, “High and Low” is based on the novel “King’s Ransom” written by Ed McBain (Evan Hunter). Kurosawa adapted the story, set in New York City, to a Japanese context, adding his unique directorial style and cultural perspectives.
Dec 3, 2009 · Japanese critics like Tadao Sato, who have insisted that an interne would never become a kidnapper and that therefore High and Low is based upon an incredible premise, reveal themselves as simply incapable of grasping the depth of Kurosawa’s social vision.
Jul 21, 2008 · High and Low represents quite a different project: a contemporary rather than a period film, the adaptation not of a European classic but of an American thriller, Ed McBain’s King’s Ransom (1959), in the era before such thrillers enjoyed much cultural prestige.
Apr 24, 2024 · The main focus of the High & Low – John Galliano documentary will be on how the fashion designer had to face several difficulties due to an incident. Galliano often faced personal struggles including battles with addiction and controversies surrounding his behaviour.
Share. Are there cultural purists still remaining who would argue that the “Westernized” title of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 masterpiece— High and Low —throws polluted water on the cosmological fire of its given name: Tengoku to jigoku —literally, Heaven and Hell?
