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天国と地獄
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
1963•2h 22m•NR•★ 8.4
Drama / Crime / Thriller
Synopsis
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
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DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterAkira KurosawaHideo OguniRyuzo KikushimaEijiro Hisaita
CinematographyAsakazu NakaiTakao Saitō
MusicMasaru Satō
Principal Cast
Toshirō MifuneKingo Gondo
Tatsuya NakadaiChief Detective Tokura
Kyōko KagawaReiko Gondo
Tatsuya MihashiKawanishi, Gondo's secretary
Isao KimuraDetective Arai
Kenjirō IshiyamaChief Detective 'Bos'n' Taguchi
Takeshi KatōDetective Nakao
Takashi ShimuraChief of Investigation Section
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Runtime2h 22m (142 mins)
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DirectorAkira Kurosawa
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioTOHO • Kurosawa Production
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