· once we leave the suffocating surroundings of king’s home—as kurosawa did before, abandoning the tycoon’s spare, quiet, palatial home for the chaotic streets … · kurosawa’s psychological thriller explores social inequality by telling the story of a wealthy industrialist whose son has been kidnapped—or so he believes. · decked out in a resplendent orange-and-blue-striped zoot suit symbolizing the colours of his beloved new york knicks, spike lee hit the cannes film festival’s red carpet in may in full … · a key set piece involving a subway chase (an homage to the french connection and the late gene hackman, lee says) is a kinetic mash-up, switching between the pursuit, rowdy … · denzel washington shares his unconventional preparation method for highest 2 lowest, his fifth collaboration with spike lee, premiering this weekend. Denzel washington plays … · this then leads to one of the most important voices in modern american cinema, spike lee, doing a riff on korean thriller oldboy – one of the most egregious reimaginations of a … Spike lee says his new feature highest 2 lowest is a reinvention of akira kurosawa’s high and low, shifting the 1963 kidnapping drama to present-day new york and framing it through the music … “i wanted to see people’s heads chopped off, in samurai films,” lee told me at cannes in may, where “ highest 2 … · a family friend also took the young lee to see akira kurosawa films. · spike lee reimagines a kurosawa classic with bold nyc energy in highest 2 lowest (2025) — a stylish, respectful tribute. · watch the electrifying trailer for spike lees highest 2 lowest, starring denzel washington in a thrilling reimagining of kurosawas high and low.