Film: High and Low(1963,143 mins). Kurosawa, AkiraBefore starting to write about the film narrative, the name of the film High and Low (Tengoku and Jigoku) reminds me of the concept “Three Thousand Realms in a Single Thought Moment (一念三千)” from the Chinese Buddhist Zhiyi. According...
IfHigh and Lowteaches us anything it’s how quickly the tone and perspective of a great story can shift. Kurosawa turns point of view into a boomerang, jumping back and forth between multiple characters depending on the narrative trajectory. After an opening credits sequence where the cityscape ...
Kurosawa films tend to be structured fairly formally.High and Lowis divided into three very distinct parts. The events of the first part are confined almost entirely to one glass-enclosed room in Gondo's spacious hilltop house. In such confined quarters, the camerawork is methodical and the a...
High and Lowis tight, tense, and engaging, but what makes it so great for me is that Kurosawa (based on the bookKing's Ransomby Ed McBain) uses an almost Dante-like structuring of the three points of view by which this story is told. Each act is a discrete and self-contained plot...
Structurally, “High and Low,” which is remarkable in many ways--the camera work alone could serve as a primer in film technique--is quite a departure for Kurosawa. As soon as Mifune comes to his decision, he literally drops out of the picture until almost the end. Kurosawa then concent...
So, how can you use blocking to tell better visual stories? In this video essay, the team over atCineFixbreaks down three main functions of blocking using one of director Akira Kurosawa's 1963 crime dramaHigh and Low. Reveal Who Characters Are ...
Veteran director Mike Nichols is to remake Akira Kurosawa's classic High And Low. By Simon ReynoldsPublished: 30 October 2008Veteran filmmaker Mike Nichols will remake Akira Kurosawa's classic High And Low, reports Variety. The original 1963 thriller revolves around an executive who is presented ...
A$AP Rocky is making moves with his film career: The rapper is starring in “Highest 2 Lowest,” Spike Lee‘s upcoming reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low” that also stars Denzel Washington. A$AP Rocky’s casting was rumored after set photos circulated of him in character as ...
KIMURA. Effects of oral creatine supplementation on high- and low-intensity grip exercise performance [Abstract]. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 29:S251. 1997.Kurosawa Y, Iwane H, Hamaoka T, Shimomitsu T, Katsumura T, Sako T, Kuwamori M, Kimura N: Effects of oral creatine supple- men...
High and Low, a riveting Japanese crime thriller by acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa, trails the story of a wealthy businessman who becomes embroiled in a complicated kidnapping case. The movie's intricate storyline, paired with Kurosawa's stunning visual style, weave together a rich ...