The Ransom (1963)

Japan, 143 min
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  • Production location
  • Release dates
  • Soundtrack listing
  • Awards
  • Related films
  • Subjects
Other manifestations of this work

Basic facts

Original title Tengoku to jigoku
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Japan
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • Japanska
Swedish release 1968-12-13

Cast

Toshiro Mifune
Kingo Gondo

Tatsuya Nakadai
kommissarie Tokuro

Kyoko Kagawa
Reiko Gondo, Kingos fru

Tatsuya Mihashi
Kawanishi, Gondos sekreterare

Isao Kimura
polisassistent Arai

Kenjiro Ishiyama
Taguchi, polischef

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Titles

Original title
  • Tengoku to jigoku
Swedish release title
  • Himmel och helvete
International title
  • High and Low
  • Heaven and Hell
  • The Ransom
Alternative title
  • 天国と地獄
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • Himmel och helvete
Translated title
  • Himmel och helvete

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Assistant Film Editor
Associate Producer
Production Assistant
Casting
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Assistant Production Designer
Hair Stylist
Sound Assistant
Sound Effects
Re-recording Mixer
Production Coordinator
Best Boy
Costume Designer
Transportation Captain

Cast

Toshiro Mifune Kingo Gondo
Tatsuya Nakadai kommissarie Tokuro
Kyoko Kagawa Reiko Gondo, Kingos fru
Tatsuya Mihashi Kawanishi, Gondos sekreterare
Isao Kimura polisassistent Arai
Kenjiro Ishiyama Taguchi, polischef
Takeshi Kato polisassistent Nakao
Takashi Shimura chef för polisens utredningsavdelning
Jun Tazaki Kamiya, PR-chef för National Shoes
Nobuo Nakamura Ishimaru, chef för skofirmans designavdelning
Yunosuke Ito Baba, direktör vid skofirman
Tsutomu Yamazaki Ginjiro Takeuchi, kidnapparen
Minoru Chiaki förste journalisten
Eijiro Tono arbetare på skofabriken
Masao Shimizu fängelsedirektör
Yutaka Sada Aoki, chauffören
Masahiko Shimazu Shinichi Aoki, chaufförens son
Toshio Egi Jun Gondo, Kingos son
Koji Mitsui andra journalisten
Kyu Sazanka första fordringsägaren
Susumu Fujita chef för första utredningsavdelningen
Kamatari Fujiwara kock på skrotupplaget
Yoshio Tsuchiya polisassistent Murata
Kazuo Kitamura tredje journalisten
Masao Shimizu chefsläkaren
Akira Nagoya polisassistent Yamamoto
Jun Hamamura andra fordringsägaren
Masao Oda (as Masao Orita) förste exekutor vid skattekontoret
Ko Nishimura tredje fordringsägaren
Yoshifumi Tajima fängelsevakt
Koji Shimizu tjänsteman vid fiskmarknaden
Hiroshi Unanzan polisassistent Shimizu
Yoshisuke Makino polisassistent Takahashi
Jun Kondo polisassistent
Tomo Suzuki polisassistent Koike
Senkichi Omura "patienten" som ger kidnapparen ett meddelande
Kazuo Kato arbetare vid identifieringscentralen
Ikio Sawamura man med lastvagn på Yokohamas station
Kin Sugai kvinnlig narkoman
Keiko Tomita mordoffret
Isamu Onoda manlig narkoman
Seichi Taguchi polisassistent Nakamura
Takeo Matsushita andre exekutorn vid skattekontoret
Kiyoshi Yamamoto polisassistent Ueno
Kenji Kodama polisassistent Hara
Minoru Ito polisassistent
Kazuo Suzuki polis förklädd till narkoman
Kozo Nomura polisassistent

Companies

Production Company Kurosawa Production Co. Ltd.
Toho Co. Ltd
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1968
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB 2005
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Studio S Entertainment 2020

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 106951
Date 1968-07-03
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3925 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (Tohoscope)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Magnetic stereo
Colour type Black and white + colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 143 min


Original work

Original title King's Ransom (Novel)
Author Ed McBain


Release dates

First showing 1963-03-01 Japan 143 min
Release in Sweden 1968-12-13 Puck Stockholm Sweden 143 min
Cinematheque screening 1975-02-16 Sweden
1978-10-24 Sweden
1980-05-31 Sweden
1986-06-07 Sweden
1986-06-11 Sweden
1989-12-09 Malmö Sweden
1990-05-18 Sweden
1990-05-22 Sweden
1994-12-03 Malmö Sweden
1995-10-04 Sweden
1995-10-08 Sweden
Other showing 1996-09-10
Cinematheque screening 1996-11-17 Gothenburg Sweden
1998-11-25 Sture Stockholm Sweden
1998-11-27 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1999-03-14 Draken Gothenburg Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1999-03-16 Spegeln Malmö Sweden
2004-03-26 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden 140 min
2004-03-30 Sture Stockholm Sweden 140 min
2004-11-10 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 140 min
2004-11-16 Spegeln Malmö Sweden 140 min
DVD release 2005-08-24 Sweden
Censurbeslut 2007-10-05
2007-10-11
External cinema, Sweden 2007-12-06 För Filmvetenskapen, Gbg univ.
Cinematheque screening 2008-05-09 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
DVD release 2009-11-04 Sweden (ingår i boxen Akira Kurosawa: The Ultimate collection)
Censurbeslut 2011-01-16
2011-01-18
Inställd visning 2020-11-29 Sweden Cinemateksvisning, arkivkopia
Cinematheque screening 2024-02-29 Bio Victor, Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3925


Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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