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Old 02-07-2008, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Doc Faustus View Post
Kurosawa's Throne of Blood transplanted Macbeth to Japan and worked because Kurosawa had a thorough understanding of feudal Japanese culture.
I almost forgot Kurosawa's contributions to the field of "remakes" or maybe more appropriately "re-imaginings". Ran was a beautiful take on King Lear.
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