Throne of Blood
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Drama
History
1957
108 min
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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.
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"This is the tortured tale of a warrior who must pay for the consequences of betraying his master. The final battle scenes are incredible to watch. Japanese audio."
Errika Mason
"Kurosawa does Shakespeare’s MacBeth. Arguably the greatest director of all time adapting the greatest writer of all time. Mifune is perfect as the stand-in for MacBeth. He is almost empathetic as the paranoia and madness slowly take over his soul."
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Ryan
"It's an interesting and well filmed novelly. But I'm not sure I overly like it."
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Josh Yates-Walker
"A retelling of Shakespeare's Macbeth in a feudal Japanese setting. It's atmospheric and ominous in a way that does justice to its source material."
Daniel Drucker
