Title Kumonosujō / Janus Films ; Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha ; seisaku, Kurowasa Akira, Motoki Sōjirō ; kyakuhon Kurosawa Akira, Kikushima Ryūzō, Hashimoto Shinobu, Oguni Hideo ; kantoku, Kurosawa Akira = Throne of blood / Janus Films ; produced by Kurosawa Akira, Motoki Sojiro ; written by Kurosawa Akira, Hashimoto Shinobu, Kikushima Ryuzo and Oguni Hideo ; directed by Kurosawa Akira.

蜘蛛巣城 [videorecording] / Janus Films ; 東宝株式会社 ; 製作黒澤明, 本木荘二郎 ; 脚本黒澤明, 菊島隆三, 橋本忍, 小国英雄 ; 監督黒澤明 = Throne of blood / Janus Films ; produced by Kurosawa Akira, Motoki Sojiro ; written by Kurosawa Akira, Hashimoto Shinobu, Kikushima Ryuzo and Oguni Hideo ; directed by Kurosawa Akira.

Publication Info.	[Los Angeles] : Janus Films : Criterion Collection, [1957]
	©2009

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Balcony	AV DVD 828 S527MACT	Check Shelf

Description	1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in..
Series	Essential art house
	Essential art house.
System Details	DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono. ; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio)
Cast	Mifune Toshirō, Yamada Isuzu, Shimura Takashi, Chiaki Minoru, Tachikawa Yōichi, Kubo Akira, Sasaki Takamaru, Naniwa Chieko.
	三船敏郎, 山田五十鈴, 志村喬, 千秋実, 太刀川洋一, 久保明, 佐々木孝丸, 浪花千栄子.
Credits	Photography, Nakai Asaichi ; music, Satō Masaru ; art direction, Ezaki Kōhei, Muraki Yoshirō.
	Photography, 中井朝一 ; music, 佐藤勝 ; art direction, 江崎孝坪, 村木与四郎.
Note	Originally released as motion picture in 1957.
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.
Language	In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Samurai -- Drama.
	Men -- Japan -- Drama.
	Japan -- Drama.
Genre/Form	Feature films.
	Samurai films.
	Fiction films.
	Film adaptations.
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author	Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998. Director. Cinematographer. Producer.
	黒澤明, 1910-1998. Director. Cinematographer. Producer.
	Motoki, Sojiro. Producer.
	本木荘二郎. Producer.
	Kikushima, Ryūzō, 1914-1989. Cinematographer.
	菊島隆三, 1914-1989. Cinematographer.
	Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018. Engineer.
	橋本忍, 1918- Cinematographer.
	Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996. Cinematographer.
	小国英雄, 1904-1996 Cinematographer.
	Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997. Actor.
	三船敏郎, 1920-1997. Actor.
	Yamada, Isuzu, 1917-2012. Actor.
	山田五十鈴, 1917- Actor.
	Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982. Actor.
	志村喬, 1905-1982. Actor.
	Chiaki, Minoru, 1917-1999. Actor.
	千秋実, 1917-1999. Actor.
	Tachikawa, Yōichi. Actor.
	太刀川洋一. Actor.
	Kubo, Akira. Actor.
	久保明. Actor.
	Ochiai, Saburō. Actor.
	落合三郎. Actor.
	Satō, Masaru, 1928-1999. Composer.
	佐藤勝, 1928-1999. Composer.
	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
	Janus Films.
	Criterion Collection (Firm)
	Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
	東宝株式会社.
Note	Title on container: Janus films presents essential art house throne of blood
	Disc label has English title: Throne of blood
ISBN	9781604652123
	1604652128
Standard No.	715515050814
Music No.	EAH028 Criterion Collection

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