• Meenakshi Bajaj
• Dr. Sreelakshmi N

The discovery of the visual medium and the propagation of movies happened during the early 19th century, while literature and written form of literature has a long history which can be traced back to 13th or 14th century. From the very invention of movies literature and literary works has influenced and been influencing all movie makers alike to make their movies. Most characters of William Shakespeare have been adapted in the silver screen in different forms and famous Japanese director adapted three of Shakespeare’s tragedies in a beautiful visual form. Kurosawa took Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear and brought them into the Japanese atmosphere. Mostly Kurosawa made samurai movies and two among these adapted works are samurai movies. Kurosawa’s visual adaptations excelled over other visual treatments of the same due to its efficient way of narration and blocking. The actors of the director also played a crucial role in bringing out the Shakespearean tragic heroes in an effective manner

Visual medium, Movies, Silver screen, Tragedies

"Shakespeare adaptation by Kurosawa: A comparative Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.a771-a776, July-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107099.pdf

"Shakespeare adaptation by Kurosawa: A comparative Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no. ppa771-a776, July-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107099.pdf