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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.
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- ISBN: 1681430444
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition Dual-format edition.
- Publisher [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
- Copyright ©2014
Content descriptions
General Note: | English title: Throne of blood. Based on Shakespears's Macbeth. Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. 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. GMD: videodisc. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music, Masaru Sato ; cinematography, Asakazu Nakai. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Isuzu Yamada, Akira Kubo, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Minoru Chiaki, Takamaru Sasaki. |
System Details Note: | DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital. |
Language Note: | Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles. |