High and Low (1963)
天国と地獄
Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller • 2h 22m
Overview
In 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.
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Isao Kimura, Kenjirō Ishiyama, Takeshi Katō, Takashi Shimura, Jun Tazaki, Nobuo Nakamura, Yūnosuke Itō, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Minoru Chiaki, Eijirō Tōno, Masao Shimizu, Yutaka Sada, Masahiko Shimazu, Toshio Egi, Kōji Mitsui, Kyū Sazanka, Susumu Fujita, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kazuo Kitamura, Gen Shimizu, Akira Nagoya, Jun Hamamura, Masao Oda, Kō Nishimura, Yoshibumi Tajima, Koji Kiyomura, Hiroshi Unayama, Yoshisuke Makino, Jun Kondô, Tomo Suzuki, Senkichi Ōmura, Kazuo Katō, Ikio Sawamura, Kin Sugai, Keiko Tomita, Isao Onoda, Seiichi Taguchi, Takeo Matsushita, Kiyoshi Yamamoto, Kenji Kodama, Minoru Itō, Haruo Suzuki, Kōzō Nomura
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12/4/2025
10/11/2025
Best Video Release
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Criterion UHD see caps: https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO
Grain is sharper/clearer on the new Criterion; BFI's grain resolves slightly worse and more so in motion, being a standard BD; The Toho's grain is softer, probably DNR'd
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Criterion 4K Blu-ray see caps: https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO
Grain is sharper/clearer on the new Criterion 4K; BFI's grain resolves slightly worse and more so in motion, being a standard Blu-ray; The Toho 4K's grain is softer, probably DNR'd.
From
Criterion UHD see caps: https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO
Grain is sharper/clearer on the new Criterion; BFI's grain resolves slightly worse and more so in motion, being a standard BD; The Toho's grain is softer, probably DNR'd
To
Criterion 4K Blu-ray see caps: https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO
Grain is sharper/clearer on the new Criterion 4K; BFI's grain resolves slightly worse and more so in motion, being a standard Blu-ray; The Toho 4K's grain is softer, probably DNR'd.
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BFI Player/Amazon WEB-DL https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2019/02/high-and-low-1963.html
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8/29/2025
Best Video Release
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Criterion UHD see caps: https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO
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Criterion UHD see caps: https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO
Grain is sharper/clearer on the new Criterion; BFI's grain resolves slightly worse and more so in motion, being a standard BD; The Toho's grain is softer, probably DNR'd
From
Criterion UHD see caps: https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO
To
Criterion UHD see caps: https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO
Grain is sharper/clearer on the new Criterion; BFI's grain resolves slightly worse and more so in motion, being a standard BD; The Toho's grain is softer, probably DNR'd
8/29/2025
Best Audio Release
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BFI Player/Amazon WEB-DL
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BFI Player/Amazon WEB-DL https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2019/02/high-and-low-1963.html
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BFI Player/Amazon WEB-DL
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BFI Player/Amazon WEB-DL https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/2019/02/high-and-low-1963.html
8/25/2025
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Criterion UHD
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Criterion UHD see caps: https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO
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Criterion UHD
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Criterion UHD see caps: https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO
8/25/2025
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BFI BD incoming
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BFI BD incoming
8/25/2025
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Toho JP UHD
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Criterion UHD
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Criterion UHD
12/15/2024
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