| Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide ( 20 p. ; 19 cm.) |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 190 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 190.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC 1; 1:33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono. |
| Note |
Title from disc surface. |
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Japanese with English subtitles. |
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Originally released in 1957 as a motion picture. |
| Credits |
Producers, Shojiro Motoki and Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography, Asaich Nakai ; music, Masaru Sato. |
| Cast |
Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Samurai -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Samurai films.
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Feature films -- Japan.
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Motion pictures, Japanese.
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Foreign films.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.
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Mifune, Toshiro, 1920-1997.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Macbeth.
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Toho Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: Akira Kurosawa's Throne of blood |
| ISBN |
0780026446 : $35.99 |
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9780780026445 : $35.99 |
| Standard No. |
037429175828 |
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