Tengoku to jigoku
Japan
1963 Dramatic thriller
2h 23min
Original language: Japanese
Based on Ed McBain's detective novel "King's Ransom," master filmmaker Akira Kurosawa moves effortlessly between a race-against-time thriller and a social commentary on modern Japan. The plot centers around a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a cold-blooded kidnapper.
| Directed by | Akira Kurosawa |
| Written by | Eijirô Hisaita, Evan Hunter |
| Company | ContinentalContinentalContinental |
