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Throne of Blood (Criterion Collection) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Yamada Isuzu (Actor) | Chiaki Minoru (Actor) | William Shakespeare (Actor) | Kurosawa Akira (Actor)
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Throne of Blood (Criterion Collection) (US Version)

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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 (Toshirô 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. 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 reinterpretation, Kurosawa incorporates strong elements of Japanese Noh drama into the film, and the result adds to the somber and chilling mood. The film's highlight, however, is the tense and skillfully paced finale, which features Washizu literally up against the wall as he faces an army of vengeful archers.

"...One of the truest presentations of Shakespeare's tragedy..." - Mark Chalon, Smith (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 04/10/1992

"...Kurosawa's visual daring is sustained to the very end....This stands as one of the most successful translations of Shakespeare to film..." - Lucy, Neville (Sight and Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 01/01/2002

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Product Title: Throne of Blood (Criterion Collection) (US Version) Throne of Blood (Criterion Collection) (US Version) Throne of Blood (Criterion Collection) (US Version) Throne of Blood (Criterion Collection) (US Version) Throne of Blood (Criterion Collection) (US Version)
Also known as: The Castle of the Spider's Web The Castle of the Spider's Web The Castle of the Spider's Web The Castle of the Spider's Web The Castle of the Spider's Web
Artist Name(s): Yamada Isuzu (Actor) | Chiaki Minoru (Actor) | William Shakespeare (Actor) | Kurosawa Akira (Actor) | Hashimoto Shinobu 山田 五十鈴 (Actor) | Chiaki Minoru (Actor) | William Shakespeare (Actor) | 黑澤明 (Actor) | Hashimoto Shinobu 山田 五十铃 (Actor) | Chiaki Minoru (Actor) | 莎士比亚 (Actor) | 黑泽明 (Actor) | Hashimoto Shinobu Yamada Isuzu (Actor) | 千秋実 (Actor) | Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ (Actor) | 黒沢明 (Actor) | 橋本忍 Yamada Isuzu (Actor) | Chiaki Minoru (Actor) | William Shakespeare (Actor) | Kurosawa Akira (Actor) | Hashimoto Shinobu
Director: Hashimoto Shinobu Hashimoto Shinobu Hashimoto Shinobu 橋本忍 Hashimoto Shinobu
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Release Date: 2003-05-27
UPC Code: 037429175828
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Country of Origin: Japan
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Color Information: Black & White
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating: Not Rated
Publisher: Criterion Collection
Package Weight: 154 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1004414980

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Director: Akira Kurosawa

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Subtitle Translations
Audio Commentary: Michael Jeck - Japanese Film Scholar
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
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Essay: Kurosawa Piece by Stephen Prince - Film Scholar

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Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10 (1)

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October 29, 2007
Kurosawa!!! Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
Kurosawa's movies never really stops to amazed me. I thing Shimura did a very good acting job in this film. Being push his wife to kill his master to be head but in the end was also killed.
His belief in the prophesy drive him crazy but the wife end up crazier. Well done!!! Kudos!
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