In the midst of an attempt to take over his company, a powerhouse executive is hit with a huge ransom demand when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped by mistake. Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 thriller is presented in a gorgeous new 4K digital restoration, opening alongside Spike Lee’s modern re imagining: Highest 2 Lowest.

“The result is a sizzling, artistic crackerjack and a model of its genre, pegged on a harassed man’s moral decision, laced with firm characterizations and tingling detail and finally attaining an incredibly colorful crescendo of microscopic police sleuthing.” ~ The New York Times

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