Toshiro Mifune stars as a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a ruthless kidnapper in Akira Kurosawa's exemplary film noir. Based on Ed McBain's detective novel King's Ransom, "High and Low" is both a riveting thriller and a brilliant commentary on contemporary Japanese society. Criterion is proud to present "High and Low" in a luminous new Tohoscope transfer with new electronic subtitles.