Kumonosu-jō [translated: Throne of blood]
The Criterion Collection; Janus Films; [a Toho production]; produced by Kurosawa Akira, Motoki Sojiro; written by Kurosawa Akira, Hashimoto Shinobu, Kikushima Ryuzo, and Oguni Hideo; directed by Akira Kurosawa
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Creation:
- Created or produced in 1957
- Publication:
- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
- Copyright:
- ©2009
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- Summary:
- Reimagines Macbeth in feudal Japan. Starring Kurosawa's longtime collaborator Toshiro Mifune and the legendary Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife, the film tells of a valiant warrior's savage rise to power and his ignominious fall.
- Contributors:
- Language Notes:
- In Japanese with optional subtitles in English.
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Macbeth [by Shakespeare, W.]
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- Alternate Titles:
- Title translation: Throne of blood
Collective title on box set container: AK100: 25 films by Akira Kurosawa - Subjects:
- System Details:
- DVD; mono.; fullscreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.33:1.
- Performers:
- Cast: Mifune Toshiro, Yamada Isuzu, Minoru Chiaki, Shimura Takashi, Kubo Akira.
- Production Credits:
- Photography, Nakai Asaichi ; music, Sato Masaru.
- General Notes:
- Credits from English subtitles and book which accompanies set.
After Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957.
Book (96 p. : ill. ; 19 x 31 cm.) included in box set entitled: AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa. - Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- KUM 1957 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 9781604652260 (set)
1604652268 (set) - Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 715515052016
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: AK100D15
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection (set): CC1858D - OCLC Numbers:
- 476253791
