Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest is his modern day New York City remake of the iconic 1963 Akira Kurosawa film High and Low, about the kidnapping of the son of a businessman (although it turns out to ...

The movie is “a reinterpretation, not a remake” of Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low.” The film is loosely based on the 1959 novel “King’s Ransom” by Ed McBain. The story follows an ...

“Highest 2 Lowest,” a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 film “High and Low,” will be released in theaters by A24 on Aug. 22 before streaming on Apple TV+ on Sept. 5.