High and Low
1963 · 142 MIN · IMDB 8.4 · 58,714 VOTES · DIR. Akira Kurosawa
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,315 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:36 What brings you here?
00:06:15 Fair enough?
00:11:22 Looks like it.
00:16:45 I brought him this.
00:21:05 Not if he finds out.
00:25:00 You're a fool to pay, but you must.
00:29:49 I'll ask the Chief for a special investigation.
00:34:58 You dragged me out.
00:39:20 What?
00:43:18 but you have the right to protect your own life.
00:48:53 Gondo speaking.
00:54:41 In the old days, shoemakers made cases too.
01:02:15 As if it's looking down at us.
01:08:16 When you remember, tell us.
01:12:31 So we can narrow down where he lives...
01:17:25 Almost all from genuinely concerned citizens.
01:21:14 They were no help.
01:26:19 Is Mr. Aoki in?
01:32:30 We'll raid tonight.
01:38:33 The imprint...
01:43:02 "Women Start Boycott Of National Shoes"
01:49:08 The hospital nurses and attendants, sometimes.
01:55:14 Bos'n, Nakao, Arai and I...
02:12:51 A real prize. To the hideout.
Cast & Characters
Toshirô Mifune
Kingo Gondo
Yutaka Sada
Aoki - the Chauffeur
Tatsuya Nakadai
Chief Detective Tokura
Kyôko Kagawa
Reiko Gondo
Tatsuya Mihashi
Kawanishi - Gondo's Secretary
Isao Kimura
Detective Arai
Kenjirô Ishiyama
Chief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
Takeshi Katô
Detective Nakao
Takashi Shimura
Chief of Investigation Section
Jun Tazaki
Kamiya, National Shoes Publicity Director
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,315
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:02:36
Final line02:12:51
Production Record
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
LanguageJapanese
Budget$250,000
IMDb votes58,714