Throne of blood = Kumonosu-jō

Throne of blood Kumonosu-jō

DVD - 2014

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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Subjects
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Macbeth > Film adaptations.
Samurai > Japan > Drama.
Japan > History > Period of civil wars, 1480-1603 > Drama.
Samurai films.
War films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Samurai films
War films
Film adaptations
Fiction films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection [2014]
Language
Japanese
English
Corporate Author
Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha
Corporate Author
Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha (production company)
Other Authors
Akira Kurosawa, 1910-1998 (film producer), Hideo Oguni, 1904-1996 (screenwriter), Sōjirō Motoki (actor), Toshirō Mifune, 1920-1997 (-), Takashi Shimura, 1905-1982, Isuzu Yamada, 1917-2012, William Shakespeare, 1564-1616
Edition
DVD special edition ; full screen
Item Description
Title from container.
Based on Shakespears's Macbeth.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital.
Production Credits
Cinematography, Asakazu Nakai ; music, Masaru Sato.
ISBN
9781604658033
9781681430447
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

After escaping enemy abduction, a princess and her entourage hide out in a secret mountain stronghold in Fortress, the film that inspired Star Wars. Very loosely adapted from Shakespeare's Macbeth, Blood relocates the tragic tale to feudal-era Japan, where an ambitious warrior ascends to power. Both Akira Kurosawa classics, starring regular collaborator Tishuro Mifune, get digital makeovers of decade-old disc-catalog titles showing signs of age. Fans of the renowned filmmaker have been given a reason to rewatch them. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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