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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Akira Kurosawa |
| Stars: |
Toshirt Mifune |
| Actors: |
Minoru Chiaki |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
War · Martial Arts · Essential Cinema · Japanese |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
715515050814 |
| Release Date: |
1957 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 45min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Japanese |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Criterion Collection, 1hr 50min
Release Company: Criterion Collection (May 27, 2003)
UPC: 037429175828 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 45min
Release Company: Home Vision (August 25, 1993)
UPC: 037429068038 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Ryuzo Kikushima |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/01/2002, p.61-2, Lucy Neville): "...Kurosawa's visual daring is sustained to the very end....This stands as one of the most successful translations of Shakespeare to film..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Akira Kurosawa's stunning reconception of Shakespeare's MACBETH is a dark samurai drama, set in feudal Japan. As the film begins, two soldiers--Washizu (Toshirt Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki)--find themselves lost in a dense forest during a powerful thunderstorm. Seemingly unable to leave the woods, they encounter a ghostly old woman who predicts that Washizu will soon rise to power. At the goading of his ruthless wife, Asaji (Isuzu Yamada), Washizu embarks on a murderously ambitious path and quickly fulfills the prophecy. However, his ascension is cursed by his brutal actions and soon opposition arises to challenge his blood-stained rule. <br> <br> One of the finest Shakespeare adaptations to appear in any medium, Kurosawa's THRONE OF BLOOD is covered in an entrancingly macabre web. The always-amazing Mifune gives one of his greatest performances as the haunted yet unrelenting Lord Washizu, while Yamada portrays the eeriest version of Lady Macbeth to ever grace the screen or stage. A master of reinte... |
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