8.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
High and Low (1963)
High and Low (1963)
Overview
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.9
Overview
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores the moral consequences of wealth disparity and envy, presenting a central dilemma that highlights class differences. However, its resolution champions individual moral courage and the diligent application of law and order, rather than advocating for systemic political change, leading to a neutral stance.
The movie features a cast that is traditional for its Japanese setting and origin, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative focuses on a moral dilemma and police investigation, presenting its male characters in a neutral to positive light without critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film adapts Ed McBain's novel 'King's Ransom,' which features American characters, implicitly white. The film portrays these adapted characters as Japanese, constituting a change in racial portrayal from the source material.
Akira Kurosawa's 'High and Low' is a crime drama centered on a kidnapping and a moral dilemma. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, nor does it touch upon issues related to queer identity. Therefore, the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is not applicable to this film.
Akira Kurosawa's 1963 crime thriller "High and Low" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a kidnapping plot and social commentary, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the film's storyline or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Akira Kurosawa's "High and Low" is an adaptation of Ed McBain's novel "King's Ransom." All significant characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.4
8.4
Critic Ratings
9.7
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