Between the sky and the hell ( Tengoku to jigoku ) is a Japanese film carried out by Akira Kurosawa, left in 1963.

Synopsis

With Yokohama, Gondo, principal shareholder of a factory of shoes learns that his/her son was kidnapped. The takers of hostage claim a ransom. Gondo has this sum which was to serve its interests in the company. But the dilemma becomes complicated when he learns that it is in fact the son of its driver who was removed. The Tokura police chief is charged to manage the crisis.

Data sheet

• Title: Between the sky and the hell
• original Title: Tengoku to jigoku (天国と地獄)
• Realization: Akira Kurosawa
• Scenario: Eijirô Hisaita, Ryuzo Kikushima, Hideo Oguni and Akira Kurosawa according to the novel Ransom on a minor topic of ED McBain
• Production companies: Tôhô & Kurosawa Production Co.
• Music: Masaru Satô
• Photography: Asakazu Nakai and Takao Saitô
• Decorations: Yoshirô Muraki
• Costumes: Miyuki Suzuki
• Country of origin: Japan
• Format: Black and white - 2,35:1 - Mono - 35 mm
• Lasted: 143 minutes
• Coming out date: March 1st 1963

Distribution

• Toshirô Mifune : Kingo Gondo
• Tatsuya Nakadai : Detective chief Tokura
• Kyôko Kagawa: Reiko Gondo
• Tatsuya Mihashi : Kawanishi, the secretary of Gondo
• Isao Kimura: Detective Arai
• Kenjiro Ishiyama: Detective chief “Bos' Taguchi
• Takeshi Katô: Detective Nakao
• Takashi Shimura: Chief of the research department

External bond

• Between the sky and the hell on Internet Movie Database

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