Kumonosujō /

蜘蛛巢城 /

A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, directed by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), 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 a...

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Other Authors:	Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998 (Screenwriter), Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996 (Screenwriter), Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018 (Screenwriter), Kikushima, Ryūzō, 1914-1989 (Screenwriter), Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997 (Actor), Yamada, Isuzu, 1917-2012 (Actor), Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982 (Actor), Kubo, Akira (Actor), Tachikawa, Hiroshi (Actor), Chiaki, Minoru, 1917-1999 (Actor), Naniwa, Chieko (Actor), Nakai, Asakazu, 1901-1988 (director of photography.), Satō, Masaru, 1928-1999 (composer (expression)), Jeck, Michael (Commentator), Hoaglund, Linda (Translator), Richie, Donald, 1924-2013 (Translator), Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	Japanese
Language Notes:	Japanese dialogue witth otpinal English subtitles.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
Edition:	Dual-format edition.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 190.
Subjects:	Samurai > Japan > Drama. Japan > History > Period of civil wars, 1480-1603 > Drama. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Macbeth > Film adaptations. Macbeth (Shakespeare, William) Samurai. Japan. 1480 - 1603 Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Samurai films. War films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. Drama. History.

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Summary:	A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, directed by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), 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.
Item Description:	Based on Shakespears's Macbeth. Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. Special features: Commentary (featuring Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck); Akira Kurosawa: its is wonderful to create (documentary on the making of the film, part of the Toho Masterworks series); Trailer; Two alternate English subtitle translations by Japanese-film translator Linda Hoaglund and Kurosawa expert Donald Richie. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (109 min. each) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm.)
Format:	Blu-ray; region A; full screen (1.37:1) presentation; monaural; Dolby Digital; requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:	Photography, Asakazu Nakai ; art direction, Yoshiro Muraki ; music, Masaru Sato.
ISBN:	9781604658033 1604658037