Kumonosujō [videorecording] / Janus Films ; Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha ; seisaku, Kurowasa Akira, Motoki Sōjirō ; kantoku, Kurosawa Akira.
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.; Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997.; Yamada, Isuzu, 1917-2012.; Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982.; Chiaki, Minoru, 1917-1999.; Tachikawa, Yōichi.; Kubo, Akira.; Ochiai, Saburō, 1898-1986.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.; Janus Films.; Criterion Collection (Firm); Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
2009
PN1997 .K86 2009
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Title
Kumonosujō [videorecording] / Janus Films ; Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha ; seisaku, Kurowasa Akira, Motoki Sōjirō ; kantoku, Kurosawa Akira.
Variant Title
Title on container: Janus films presents essential art house throne of blood
Disc label has English title: Throne of blood
Disc label has English title: Throne of blood
Cover Title
Throne of blood
ISBN
9781604652123
1604652128
1604652128
Publication Details
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Janus Films ; Criterion Collection, c2009
Language
Japanese
Language Note
In Japanese with English subtitles.
Description
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
715515050814
Call Number
PN1997 .K86 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/72
Summary
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.
Note
Originally released as motion picture in 1957.
Access Note
Authorized for private home use only.
Credits
Script, Kurosawa Akira, Kikushima Ryūzo, Hashimoto Shinobu, Oguni Hideo ; photography, Nakai Asaichi ; music, Satō Masaru ; English adaptation, Donald Richie.
Performer
Mifune Toshirō, Yamada Isuzu, Shimura Takahashi, Chiaki Minoru, Tachikawa Yōichi, Kubo Akira, Sasaki Takamaru, Naniwa Chieko.
Cast
Mifune Toshirō, Yamada Isuzu, Shimura Takahashi, Chiaki Minoru, Tachikawa Yōichi, Kubo Akira, Sasaki Takamaru, Naniwa Chieko.
System Details Note
DVD, NTSC, Dolby Digital Mono.
Added Author
Added Corporate Author
Series
Essential art house.
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