1905 Movie Network News As representatives of black directors and black actors in Hollywood, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are about to collaborate for the fifth time. This time, they will remake Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece "Heaven and Hell".
It is reported that the film will star Denzel Washington, be directed by Spike Lee and co-written by Alan Fox, and will be produced by Apple and A24, with the latter responsible for theatrical distribution and later landing on Apple TV+.
"Heaven and Hell" is a 143-minute suspense film produced and distributed by Japan's Toho Pictures. The film was directed by Akira Kurosawa and starred Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyoko Kagawa and others. It was released in Japan on March 1, 1963. The original film was adapted from the book "The King's Ransom" by Edward Macburn. The story of the film takes place in a shoe factory. Gondo Jingo is unwilling to reduce quality to obtain high profits. But his decision met with opposition from everyone. Subsequently, the son of Gondo Kongo's driver was kidnapped. The robbers mistook him for Gondo Kongo's son and threatened a ransom of 30 million. But as the story unfolds, and the struggle between the kidnappers and Gondo Jingo gradually escalates, people discover that things are far from as simple as imagined.
The film participated in the Venice Film Festival after its release, and was ranked second among the top ten films in the selection of the "Film Weekly" that year.
