Shakespeare and Japanese Film

[Rob Smith]

I don't know of any other Japanese versions of Macbeth, but Kurosawa's Ran
is based on King Lear.

On 9/26/07, Jerry Turner <jdturner1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I need a little help from some of you film buffs. I have a short film
> adaptation paper due soon. The assignment is to discuss two filmed versions
> of one play by Shakespeare. It's just a small comparison paper, so I will
> probably just focus on one or two scenes in particular and how they are done
> in both films.
>
> I really love Kurosawa's Throne of Blood, but don't know of any other
> Japanese adaptations of Macbeth. If anyone knows of another good Japanese
> film based on Macbeth (even if it's loosely based) please let me know.
> Otherwise, if you know of a pair of good film adaptations based on
> Shakespeare's work I would be most grateful.
>
> Thanks!
>



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-rob
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