I haven't seen Highest 2 Lowest and probably won't based on what I've heard, but it's a remake of a terrific Akira Kurosawa film, High and Low (originally Heaven and Hell, which is a better title) starring Toshiro Mifune. He's not a samurai warrior in this, and his acting is still compelling, as is the whole film.
Re: CK, what's warned against in this article already started happening the minute the news broke. Not surprising given the fascist playbook the GOP is following but it's still distressing.
https://beingliberal.substack.com/p/...dRedirect=true