I have never heard the story of mcbeth but this was good
Throne of Blood
Rating
4.5 (1)
Release Date
1/15/1957Runtime
108 minsOverview
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
JapaneseBudget
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$13,422Homepage
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A haunting reimagining of Macbeth set in feudal Japan, where prophecy and ambition collide with devastating consequence. Kurosawa's visual mastery transforms Shakespeare's tragedy into something darkly inevitable and utterly gripping.
Mood
Dread-soakedBleakParanoidMelancholic
Themes
AmbitionPowerBetrayalCorruption
Tone
Operatic
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
Black and whiteFormalistHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Toshirō Mifune
Taketoki Washizu
Isuzu Yamada
Lady Asaji Washizu
Takashi Shimura
Noriyasu Odagura
Akira Kubo
Yoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Minoru Chiaki
Yoshiaki Miki
Takamaru Sasaki
Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen Shimizu
Kokuten Kōdō
Military Commander
Kichijirō Ueda
Washizu's workman
Eiko Miyoshi
Old Woman at castle
Chieko Naniwa
Old Ghost Woman
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