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Toho Co.
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Featuring: Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Takashi Shimura, Susumu Fujita, Kenjiro Ishiyama, Ko Kimura, Isao Kimura, Takeshi Kato, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Unayama, Koji Mitsui, Tsutomu Yamazaki
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 domestic drama and police procedural 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 class and contemporary Japanese society.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
4K UHD
Blu-ray
Discs:
UHD-100 (1 Disc)
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
None (4K UHD)
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1
2.35:1
Audio Options:
Japanese DTS-HD MA Surround 4.0
Resolution:
2160p/24
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
HDR:
None
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Documentary, Interview, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Audio commentary by Akira Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
- Documentary on the making of High and Low, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create
- Rare video interview with actor Toshiro Mifune, from 1984
- Interview with actor Tsutomu Yamazaki
- Trailers and teaser
- An essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien and an on-set account by Japanese-film scholar Donald Richie
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Restoration Information
High and Low
Restoration by:
Toho
Year: 2024
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Release Notes on Restoration
High and Low is presented in the aspect ratio of 2.39:1 on the 4K Ultra HD disc and 2.35:1 on the Blu-ray. The new 4K restoration presented on the 4K UHD disc was created from the 35 mm original negative by Tokyo Lab Ltd. The 4.0 surround soundtrack was remastered from a 35 mm soundtrack positive.