High and Low: What we know so far about Spike Lee-directed reimagination of Akira Kurosawa's classic thril

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Jeffrey Wright has recently joined the cast of High and Low, a re-imagination of Akira Kurosawa's classic 1963 thriller film with the same name..

Spike Lee is directing the re-imagination of the Akira Kurosawa classic thriller 'High and Low', which was released in 1963..

The Japan-based storyline of High and Low released in 1963 saw the glimpses of the terrible world of crime in Japan, when a wealthy business-owner was informed that his son has been kidnapped and he will have to pay a heavy ransom for the boy's safe return..

Akira Kurosawa, a filmmaker renowned for his thrillers and phenomenal film sequences, directed the film High and Low in 1963 that reflected the crime world in Japan..

Spike Lee is currently working on a reimagination of that film with stars like Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright...

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