Throne of Blood (#190) (Criterion Collection)[USA]

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Release Date: January 7, 2014
Purchase: Amazon

Japan
1957
109 minutes
Black and White
1.37:1
Japanese

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 tough 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.

Disc Features:

1. New, restored 2K digital film transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
2. Audio commentary featuring Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck
3. Documentary on the making of Throne of Blood, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
4. Two alternate subtitle translations, by Japanese-film translator Linda Hoaglund and Kurosawa expert Donald Richie
5. Trailer
6. One Blu-ray and one DVD, with all content available in both formats
7. PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film historian Stephen Prince and notes on the subtitling by Hoaglund and Richie

 

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