| Description |
1 DVD (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 190
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Criterion collection ; 190.
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| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital mono. |
| Note |
Based on Macbeth by William Shakespeare. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Nakai Asakazu ; score, Sato Masaru. |
| Cast |
Mifune Toshiro, Yamada Isuzu, Shimura Takashi, Kubo Akira, Tachikawa Yoichi, Chiaki Minoru. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in feudal Japan. Tells the story of a Samurai lord who kills his master and usurps his power in fulfillment of a witch's prophecy. |
| Note |
DVD 1457. |
| Language |
In Japanese with optional English subtitles. |
| Issued By |
Features: Restores image and sound -- Audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck -- Original theatrical trailer -- New essay by Stephen Prince: the warrior's camera: the cinema of Akira Kurowawa -- 2 different subtitle translations -- Notes on subtitling. |
| Subject |
Samurai -- Japan -- Drama.
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Samurai. |
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Japan. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.
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Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996.
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Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997.
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Yamada, Isuzu, 1917-2012.
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Chiaki, Minoru, 1917-1999.
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Satō, Masaru, 1928-1999.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Macbeth.
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Kubo, Akira.
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Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018.
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Kikushima, Ryūzō, 1914-1989.
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Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780026446 |
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9780780026445 |
| Standard No. |
00037429175828 |
| Music No. |
THR130 Criterion Collection |
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