DVD
Throne of blood = Kumonosu-jô
Call Number
- DVD FOREIGN (OSH)
Edition
DVD special edition.
Languages
In Japanese, with English subtitles.
Performers
Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki, Akira Kubo, Takashi Shimura, Chieko Naniwa.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2014]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare's definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. The film fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh Theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on Shakespeare's MacBeth.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.
Special features: New, restored 2K digital film transfer ; audio commentary featuring Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck ; documentary on the making of the film, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: it is wonderful to create ; two alternate subtitle translations, by Japanese-film translator Linda Hoaglund and Kurosawa expert Donald Richie ; trailer.