High and Low (1963)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 142 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery
74.5 TOPICAL score · #567 of 6,776 films
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High and Low (1963, directed by Akira Kurosawa) has a TOPICAL score of 74.5 - ranked 567 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 90. Audiences: TMDB 8.4/10 (1,212 ratings) · IMDb 8.4/10. Wikipedia covers it in 35 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 90
- AudienceTMDB 8.4/10 (1,212 ratings) · IMDb 8.4/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 35 languages
- Still read32,813 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Toshirō Mifune (actor #16), Tatsuya Nakadai (actor #167), Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi
“High and Low is sometimes cited as one of Kurosawa's greatest works.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10