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Title:
Throne of blood [DVD video] = Kumonosujō
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Publication Date:
2014
Publication Information:
[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2014]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
ISBN:
9781681430447
Abstract:
A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, directed by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), sets Shakespeare's definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. The film fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh Theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.
General Note:
Based on Shakespears's Macbeth.
Originally released in 1957 as a motion picture.
Special features: Commentary (featuring Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck); Akira Kurosawa: it is wonderful to create (documentary on the making of the film, part of the Toho Masterworks series); Trailer; Two alternate English subtitle translations by Japanese-film translator Linda Hoaglund and Kurosawa expert Donald Richie. Booklet featuring essay by film historian Stephen Prince and notes on the subtitling by Hoaglund and Richie.
Performers:
Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Isuzu Yamada, Akira Kubo, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Minoru Chiaki, Takamaru Sasaki.
Technical Details:
DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital.
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Language:
Japanese
Additional Language:
Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.
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