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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. As a hardened warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune gives a remarkable, animalist...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997 (Actor), Yamada, Isuzu, 1917-2012 (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Macbeth > Film adaptations.
Feudalism > Japan > Drama.
Feature films > Japan.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video
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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. As a hardened warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune gives a remarkable, animalistic performance, as does Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife. Throne of blood fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 103 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.