It takes a gutsy filmmaker to attempt to remake a classic, and Spike Lee certainly aimed for the sky with Highest 2 Lowest.

With 'Highest 2 Lowest,' Spike Lee joins Martin Scorsese, Bong Joon-ho, and Steven Soderbergh as a scholar of Akira Kurosawa's 'High and Low.' ...

For his latest film “Highest 2 Lowest,” Spike Lee has turned to one of his influences, and one of cinema’s most iconic ...

Bill Hader, director Oliver Hermanus and other Kurosawa enthusiasts pick must-see and deep-cut films by the Japanese master ...

The original version of Akira Kurosawa’s drama was from 1963 so some time has certainly passed and, knowing Spike Lee, it’s almost certain that the new version will contain heightened dramatic ...

Spike Lee's new film "Highest 2 Lowest" stars Denzel Washington as a record mogul whose life is upended by a kidnapping.

Akira Kurosawa's High and Low explores the moral dilemma of choosing another life over one's own, rather than the usual path of vengeance seen in crime stories. The film injects tension into ...

Before Highest 2 Lowest, check out Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, which inspired Denzel Washington and Spike Lee’s latest.

Written by Alan Fox and Lee, the project is an English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s crime thriller High and Low. The 1963 Japanese movie told of a shoe executive that was in the ...

NEW YORK — Nearly 20 years after their last collaboration, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are reuniting for an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low.” Apple Original Films ...