R0029/2026-03-27/Q004/S01
WebSearch — Kurosawa films based on Shakespeare plays
Summary
| Field |
Value |
| Source/Database |
WebSearch (two queries) |
| Query terms |
"Akira Kurosawa films based on Shakespeare plays adaptations" and "Kurosawa The Bad Sleep Well Hamlet Shakespeare adaptation 1960 evidence" |
| Filters |
None |
| Results returned |
20 |
| Results selected |
3 |
| Results rejected |
17 |
Selected Results
| Result |
Title |
URL |
Rationale |
| S01-R01 |
Kurosawa vs Shakespeare — BFI |
https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/kurosawa-vs-shakespeare |
Authoritative institutional analysis |
| S01-R02 |
The Bad Sleep Well: Shakespeare's Ghost — Criterion |
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1828-the-bad-sleep-well-shakespeare-s-ghost |
Detailed analysis of the most contested adaptation |
| S01-R03 |
Throne of Blood — Wikipedia |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throne_of_Blood |
Baseline reference for the most undisputed adaptation |
Rejected Results
| Result |
Title |
URL |
Rationale |
| S01-R04 |
Various articles (Hollywood Insider, Collider, Far Out, IMDb, etc.) |
Various |
Used for consensus confirmation but not selected as individual sources due to lower reliability |
Notes
Strong consensus across all results. No source identified a fourth Kurosawa-Shakespeare adaptation.