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Availability: In Stock - This is normally a Special Order item, but it is currently in stock. AKA: Kumonosu Jo || The Castle Of The Spider's Web || Cobweb Castle || Macbeth || Spider Web Castle Director: Akira Kurosawa Producer: Akira Kurosawa  ||  Sojiro Motoki Released: 1957 [Japan] Genre: Drama     Sub-Genre: Action/Adventure Keywords:  Betrayal / Double-Cross || Japan / Japanese || Martial Arts || Murder || Revenge || Royalty || Samurai || Shakespeare / Shakespearean

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Plot:	Set in feudal Japan, it follows the path of an ambitious warlord who fulfills a prophecy stating the he will become king. But he only achieves his goal by murder... setting off a chain of violence that will ultimately claim him, too.
Overview:	Akira Kurosawa's stunning reconception of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is a visual feast, full of powerful images of sound and fury. Set in feudal Japan, it follows the path of an ambitious warlord who fulfills a prophecy stating the he will become king. But he only achieves his goal by murder... setting off a chain of violence that will ultimately claim him, too.
Cast:	Toshiro Mifune  ||  Isuzu Yamada  ||  Minoru Chiaki  ||  Takashi Shimura  ||  Akira Kubo  ||  Hiroshi Tachikawa  ||  Chieko Naniwa  ||  Takamaru Sasaki  ||  Yoshio Tsuchiya  ||  Isao Kimura (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	109 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0 - Mono) English (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo - Audio Commentary)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Criterion Collection  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen Mono Black & White Audio Commentary by Michael Jeck Stephen Prince Essay Trailers "Notes On Subtitling" by Linda Hoaglund and Donald Richie Restored & Remastered Two Different Subtitle Translations DVD-9