Shot in and around Yokohama, Japan, and at Toho Studios.

HIGH AND LOW is one of Toshirô Mifune's final collaborations with Akira Kurosawa. The film also features Susumu Fujita's last appearance in a Kurosawa film. The actor stars in many of the director's movies, including THE HIDDEN FORTRESS and earlier productions such as SANSHIRO SUGATA and THE MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER'S TAIL.

This was the first major screen role for Tsutomu Yamazaki, who went on to appear in other films such as Juzo Itami's TAMPOPO and Kurosawa's KAGEMUSHA.

"I just want to make good shoes."--Kingo Gondo (Toshirô Mifune) to his wife, Reiko (Kyôko Kagawa)

"Why are you so convinced that it is right that we hate each other?"--Gondo to Ginjiro Takeuchi (Tsutomu Yamazaki)
"I don't know. I'm not interested in self-analysis."--Takeuchi

"It's interesting to make fortunate men unfortunate."—Takeuchi