Throne of blood /
Adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in feudal Japan. Tells the story of a Samurai lord who kills his master and usurps his power in fulfillment of a witch's prophecy
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| Language: | Japanese English |
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Los Angeles, CA : Santa Monica, CA :
Janus Films ; Voyager Company [distributor],
1991
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : [Ill.] : Janus Films ; Distributed by Public Media Inc., [1993?], ©1961 |
| Series: | Criterion collection
East Asian film collection Japanese classic collection |
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| Summary: | Adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in feudal Japan. Tells the story of a Samurai lord who kills his master and usurps his power in fulfillment of a witch's prophecy Presents an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in feudal Japan. A Samurai lord kills his master and usurps his power in fulfillment of a witch's prophecy |
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| Item Description: | CX coded, full feature format (CAV) Japanese with English subtitles Originally released as motion picture in 1957 Originally released in 1957 as a motion picture Title from container Title on container : Akira Kurosawa's Throne of blood "A Toho picture." "New electronic subtitles"--Container |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in 2 videodiscs (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 12 in |
| Format: | CX coded, full feature format (CAV) VHS |
| Production Credits: | Director, Akira Kurosawa ; producers, Shojiro Motoki and Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography, Asaich Nakai ; music, Masaru Sato Photography, Asaichi Nakai; music, Masaru Sato; English adaptation, Donald Richie |
| ISBN: | 0780013557 1559401281 9781559401289 |