Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

By Akira Kurosawa

  • Genre: Action & Adventure
  • Release Date: 1957-01-01
  • Advisory Rating: NR
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Director: Akira Kurosawa
  • Production Company: TOHO
  • Production Country: Japan
  • iTunes Price: USD 14.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
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A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. As a hardened warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune gives a remarkable, animalistic performance, as does Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife. Throne of Blood fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.

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  • The Scottish play from Japan

    5
    By thedemondog
    This is by far the best exposition of the Scottish play I’ve seen.

  • Great movie but...

    5
    By Rudy_Chasal
    it’s about time The Criterion Collection start adding Closed Captioning to its movies for the hearing impaired.

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    5
    By Xavier Sharp
    I actually like this better than Kurosawa’s more well-known Shakespeare adaption: Ran. This is a highly enjoyable and accessible rendition of MacBeth in a way that only Kurosawa could have presented it. Awesome film.

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