Kurosawa remake 'High' on the cards

30 October 2008 | 11:39 - By World Movies

Variety reports that Mike Nichols is set to direct a remake of Kurosawa's classic 1963 thriller High and Low, and he's got a high-calibre team of collaborators on board; the adaptation is being penned by David Mamet and the film is backed by Martin Scorcese as executive producer.

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With a team like that at the helm you know it will be better than your average remake but the big question is: which actor should they cast in the role made famous by Toshiro Mifune?

The original is a classic film noir race-against-time thriller, in which a wealthy businessman becomes the subject of a kidnapping and extortion bid in seedy post-war Tokyo. A case of mistaken identity twists the plot into new territory as the businessman grapples with the moral dilemma of sacrificing everything he owns to save the life of a child that is not his.

Kurosawa's film was itself adapted from the American novel by Ed McBain.

[Classic US Trailer from The Criterion Collection]

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31 Oct 2008 16:29 AEST

Tony D'Ambra

From: Narwee

Why?

I read this on a film blog lamenting this slated remake and of Rashamon and Seven Samurai: Homage: n., (1) a sign of respect displayed publicly; (2) tribute; (3) a thirst for cash coupled with a lack of creativity leading to artistic violence through a poorly rendered imitation that inevitably creates a longing for the original during and following a period of horror and annoyance [#3 yet to be added to the OED]. which has my complete sympathy...

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