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FRAGMENT PRESENTS:
Throne of Blood (1957)

Release Information

DivX Release..: 05/31/2003
DVD Release...: 05/27/2003
US Theatre Rel: 11/22/1961
Video Codec...: XViD
Video Format..: 2Pass 1592kbit
Audio Codec...: MPEG1 AudioLayer3
Audio Format..: 79kbits/s mp3, 94kbits/s mp3 commentary
Aspect Ratio..: 1.33:1
Frame Size....: 512 x 384
Framerate.....: 23.976
Disks.........: CD1 700mb 50x15mb
: CD2 699mb 50x15mb
Avi Size......: CD1 734,504,960 bytes
: CD2 733,057,024 bytes
Audio Language: Japanese
Subs..........: 2 Different English translations
Genre.........: War / Drama
Runtime.......: 110min

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/Title?0050613
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10 (1390 votes)

CAST

Toshir  Mifune   Isuzu Yamada   Takashi Shimura

PLOT

A transposition of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' to medieval Japan. After
a great military victory, Lords Washizu and Miki are lost in the
dense Cobweb Forest, where they meet a mysterious old woman who
predicts great things for Washizu and even greater things for Miki's
descendants. Once out of the forest, Washizu and Miki are immediately
promoted by the Emperor. Washizu, encouraged by his ambitious wife,
plots to make even more of the prophecy come true, even if it means
killing the Emperor...

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

RELEASE NOTES
Proper Reason - BLooDWeiSeR's release was hard subbed. Ours has the
subs in a separate file. In addition, the video and audio restoration
on the R1 Criterion dvd is vastly superior to the PAL dvd that
BLooDWeiSeR used. Compare the samples. Notice how much more detail the
video has. The audio is also clear of the static BLooDWeiSeR's has. In
addition, the 2 different English translations from the criterion dvd
were added on the release.

Quoting an online review: "Hoaglund's [translation] may be a bit more
generalized for Western audiences, while Richie's is more compacted and
unafraid to keep Eastern manners. For example, in Hoaglund's translation,
a defeated warrior asks for peace, while in Richie's, his offer is to
shave his head. They are roughly equal in meaning, but the former might
make more immediate sense to those unfamiliar with Japanese customs, while
the latter, for those who understand that for a warrior to shave his head
was the ultimate disgrace, the phrase has more power."

Also included is Japanese film expert Michael Jeck's commentary as a
second track. I watched it with the commentary and man...this guy knows
his shit. If you're rusty on your Japanese culture, Kurosawa trivia, and
Shakespeare's Macbeth, he'll fill you right in.

Another quality release by your friends at FRAGMENT

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