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Kumonosu-jō [DVD] = Throne of blood
Title:
Kumonosu-jō [DVD] = Throne of blood
JLCTITLE245:
[DVD] = Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
Publication Information:
[S.l.] : Criterion Collection, c2003, 1957.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet ([10] p. : ill ; 18 cm.)
ISBN:
9780780026445
Series:
General Note:
In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
DVD release of the 1957 motion picture.
Abstract:
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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Variant Title:
Parallel title: Throne of blood
Contents:
Features: Restores image and sound -- Audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck -- Original theatrical trailer -- New essay by Stephen Prince: the warrior's camera: the cinema of Akira Kurowawa -- 2 different subtitle translations -- Notes on subtitling.
Credits:
Director, Kurosawa Akira ; screenplay, Ōguni Hideo, Kurosawa Akira, Hashimoto Shinobu, Kikushima Ryūzō ; cinematography, Nakai Asakazu ; original music, Sato Masaru.
Performer:
Mifune Toshirō, Yamada Isuzu, Kubo Akira and others.
Technical Details:
DVD.
Language:
In Japanese with optional English subtitles.