Throne of Blood
Akira Kurosawa / JP, 1957 / 110 min.
Kurosawa’s famous adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth combines contemplative tragedy with Toshiro Mifune’s explosive performance as an ambitious samurai warlord. The stylisation is inspired by Noh theatre aesthetics; Kurosawa doesn’t use a single line of Shakespeare’s text.
Japan in the sixteenth century – a period of intense warfare between feudal warlords and their warriors (samurai), competing for power. Two samurai, Washizu (Toshiro Mifune) and Miki, are lost in the woods when a soothsayer appears and makes a prediction: Washizu will rule, but Miki’s children will triumph.
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Director
Akira Kurosawa
Production year
1957
Country
JP
Original title
Kumonosu Jo
Length
110 min.
Language
Japanese
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Akira Kurosawa
After an absence of more than 30 years, Eye is bringing the films of one of Japan’s greatest filmmakers, Akira Kurosawa, to the big screen again, some in digitally restored versions. In his films, Kurosawa blends Japanese history and culture with literary and cinematic influences from the West.
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