| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unpaged : color illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 190 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 190.
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| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast |
Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada , Akira Kubo, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura, Chieko Naniwa. |
| Credits |
Original music, Masaru Sato. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Special features: 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, one by Linda Hoaglund, the other by Donald Richie ; notes on subtitling. |
| 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. |
| Language |
In Japanese with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Local Note |
WNPLFFDVD |
| Subject |
Samurai -- Japan -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Foreign films -- Japan.
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Samurai films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996.
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小国英雄, 1904-1996.
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Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.
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黒澤明, 1910-1998.
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Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997.
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三船敏郎, 1920-
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Yamada, Isuzu, 1917-2012.
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山田五十鈴, 1917-
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Kubo, Akira.
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久保明.
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Chiaki, Minoru, 1917-1999.
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千秋実, 1917-1999.
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Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982.
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志村乔, 1905-1982.
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Naniwa, Chieko.
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浪花千栄子.
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Satō, Masaru.
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佐藤勝.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Macbeth.
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Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
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東宝株式会社.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
English title on disc label: Akira Kurosawa's Throne of blood |
| Added Title |
Throne of blood |
| ISBN |
0780026446 |
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9780780026445 |
| Standard No. |
037429175828 |
| Music No. |
THR130 Criterion Collection |
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