Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
2. Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997
3. Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998

Description

1. 3 film reels (105 min.) : sd. b&w.; 16 mm.

Summary

1. Set in 16th century Japan, Toshiro Mifune as Macbeth plays a simple soldier, full of exuberance and fire. The samurai is goaded by his wife and a spirit to murder his friend and his lord. Kurosawa's film is noteworthy for its eeerie atmospherics and powerful use of elements derived from Noh theatre. (Circulates)

Subject

1. Feature films
2. Foreign films -- Japan
3. Samurai films
4. Motion pictures -- Japan
5. Japan -- Fiction

Note

1. In Japanese with English subtitles.
2. Based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Credits (note)

1. Director, Akira Kurosawa; screenplay, Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryuzo Kikushima; photography, Asaichi Nakai; music, Masaru Sato.

Performer (note)

1. Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura.

Title

1. Throne of blood [motion picture] / Toho.

Imprint

1. Mount Vernon, NY : Audio Brandon, 1957.

Credits

1. Director, Akira Kurosawa; screenplay, Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryuzo Kikushima; photography, Asaichi Nakai; music, Masaru Sato.

Cast

1. Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Reserve Film and Video Collection Special Collections material

Added author

1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
2. Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997.
3. Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.

Branch call number

1. M16 1510 T