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Toho Co.
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Featuring: Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki, Akira Kubo, Takamaru Sasaki, Yoichi Tachikawa, Takashi Shimura, Chieko Naniwa
One of the most celebrated screen adaptations of Shakespeare into film, Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood re-imagines Macbeth in feudal Japan. Starring Kurosawa's longtime collaborator Toshiro Mifune and the legendary Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife, the film tells of a valiant warrior's savage rise to power and his ignominious fall. With Throne of Blood, Kurosawa fuses one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies with the formal elements of Japanese Noh theater to make a Macbeth that is all his own-a classic tale of ambition and duplicity set against a ghostly landscape of fog and inescapable doom.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
Japanese Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Alternate Translations, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Audio commentary featuring Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck
- Two alternate subtitle translations, by Japanese film translator Linda Hoaglund and Kurosawa expert Donald Richie
- Trailer
- A booklet featuring an essay by film historian Stephen Prince and notes on the subtitling by Hoaglund and Richie
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Release Credits
Producer: Kim Hendrickson
Artwork: Bill McMullen
Release Notes on Restoration
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. This new high-definition digital transfer was created on from a 35mm fine-grain master positive on a Sony Vialta. The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from an optical print track; audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. To further enhance the image, the MTI Digital Restoration System was used to remove thousands of instance of dirt, debris, and scratches.