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High and Low More at IMDbPro »Tengoku to jigoku (original title)

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1. Kurosawa at his best and most subtle
by jemmytee on 1 August 2004
2. The film "Ransom" could have been.
by kmscb-1 on 27 July 2004
3. If you like ransom/police storiesmysteries, and have interest in Kurosawa &/or Mifune, check it out at least once
by MisterWhiplash on 30 August 2004
4. About the best police procedural you're ever likely to see
by theorbys on 7 October 1999
5. I was enthralled from start to finish.
by marstokyo on 25 September 2004
6. Intense and Highly Entertaining
by dorlago on 10 October 2001
7. The masterpiece of the "police procedural" genre
by ross_d on 14 February 2001
8. Heaven and Hell
by kenzel on 1 December 2004
9. Another Great Film from Japan's Master Filmmaker
by Craig Johnson (eatmorhate@yahoo.com) on 23 September 1999
10. Best crime film of 1960s, among the best all time
by (pete@locu.st) on 18 June 2000
11. Great suspenceful crime story. Fine performances early in the careers of future stars.
by fuyuno on 19 February 1999
12. highly underrated Kurasawa flick
by planktonrules on 22 July 2005
13. Challenging Decomposition
by tedg (tedg@FilmsFolded.com) on 9 July 2002
14. tense, two-part crime story
by Michael Neumann on 27 November 2010
15. More than a detective story
by gothic_a666 on 14 October 2010
16. Highly engaging crime drama. Ransom: eat your heart out!
by glock38_110 on 6 September 2010
17. Justice in Heaven and Hell
by Ilpo Hirvonen on 24 May 2010
18. The difficult choice between the moral and money
by Luis Guillermo Cardona on 2 April 2010
19. Eternally To Be One of the Very Best Police Films or Procedurals of Any Kind Ever To Be Seen
by jzappa on 13 March 2009
20. Some specific comparisons of High and Low with McBain's King's Ransom
by ButaNiShinju on 28 October 2008
21. Complex Social Commentary
by WaveTossed on 1 August 2008
22. A procedural, yes, but more as well
by buzzerbill (buzzerbill@aol.com) on 31 August 2006
23. Akira Kurosawa uses his tremendous filmmaking talents to analyze the difference between different layers of the social and class structure.
by Michael DeZubiria (miked32@hotmail.com) on 7 August 2001
24. A slow start builds to a riveting climax
by Eunice Muir (eunice@n-jcenter.com) on 21 September 1999
25. Shakespearean Dilemmas.
by Nick-leonardi on 28 March 2013
26. What if the kidnapped child isn't your son?
by Red-125 on 24 March 2013
27. Kurosawa does class struggle
by Jose Cruz on 26 January 2013
28. Right up there with Kurasawa's best
by TheLittleSongbird on 30 June 2012
29. You cannot break a man who accepts his fate!
by Koundinya on 12 May 2012
30. Dazzling, multi-faceted Tokyo crime thriller....
by Tim Kidner (tim@kidnerpix.com) on 24 March 2012
31. High and Low
by Martin Teller on 10 January 2012
32. Brilliant police detection drama
by robert-temple-1 on 13 November 2011
33. Thrilling genius
by Terrell Howell (KnightsofNi11) on 14 July 2011
34. Far and wide
by Polaris_DiB on 12 March 2009
35. Police Procedural upon High
by MacAindrais on 7 September 2008
36. Rich with depth
by TermlnatriX on 27 June 2008
37. hell for leather
by GyatsoLa on 28 October 2007
38. Best one hour of film
by krsudars on 26 May 2001
39. High and Low
by Michael_Elliott on 23 July 2009
40. The Forgotten Kurasawa - the Director of Modern Society Stories
by theowinthrop on 22 April 2008
41. excellent movie!
by guitarrista on 8 July 2004
42. Black and White, High and Low, Heaven and Hell
by mrfish33 on 17 July 2003
43. The greatest crime would be to miss this one...
by poe426 on 29 May 2002
44. Flawless.
by windawg1 on 3 June 2001
45. A GOOD PICTURE
by Morris Benjamin on 27 October 2000
46. Interesting adaptation of English-language novel
by (kevin.gillette@wcom.com) on 2 August 2000
47. My favourite Kurosawa flick
by John Seal on 30 October 1999
48. An overlooked Kurosawa gem
by BY2K on 23 April 1999
49. "It's very interesting to make fortunate people unfortunate"
by Steffi_P on 30 September 2007
50. Interesting reversal of traditional Japanese drama theme
by chassimmons on 7 September 2007

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