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High and Low (1963)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.8
High and Low poster

Overview

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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Bias Dimensions


Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Race Swap: Yes

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

HBO Max logoHBO Max
Apple TV logoApple TV
Fandango
Powered by
JustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film explores universal moral dilemmas, individual sacrifice, and the pursuit of justice through law enforcement, rather than promoting a specific political ideology or systemic critique. While acknowledging class disparity as a motivator for the antagonist, the narrative champions individual moral responsibility and the upholding of societal order.

This 1963 Japanese film features a cast entirely consistent with its cultural origin and setting, without any indication of intentional race or gender swaps of roles. The narrative focuses on universal moral and societal themes, rather than critiquing traditional identities or explicitly incorporating modern DEI themes.

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.

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

8.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
8.4
The Movie Database logo
8.3

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.7
Metacritic logo
9.0

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