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Macbeth

Synopsis
Videorecording of the production directed by Yukio Ninagawa with Shinobo Otake and Toshiaki Karasawa as the Macbeths.
Language
Japanese
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
6 Dec 2002
Duration
162 mins

Credits

Director
Yukio Ninagawa
Writer
William Shakespeare
Production Design
Tsukasa Nakagoshi
Costume
Lily Komine
Cast
Toshiaki KarasawaMacbeth
Shinobu OtakeLady Macbeth
Makoto TamuraMacduff
Keita OishiMalcolm
Naomasa MusakaBanquo
Miki YamazakiLady Macduff
Senoo MasafumiKing Duncan

Additional Details

Theatre
Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY
Theatre company
Ninagawa Company
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
Contemporary
Plays
Macbeth
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Performed in Japanese with no English translation.
General
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth were played by young Japanese pop stars.
History
Performed as part of the 2002 New York New Wave Festival.
Reviews
Bruce Weber ‘Shakespeare as if Played in Vietnam’, New York Times (6 December 2002).

Production Company

Name

Character Generators

Archive

Name

Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)

Email
toft@nypl.org
Web
http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
Phone
+ 1 (212) 870-1642
Fax
(212) 8701868
Address
Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA

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