#190: KUROSAWA, Akira: Throne Of Blood (1957)
KUROSAWA, Akira (Japan)
Commentary
By Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck.
Two alternate subtitle translations
By Japanese film translator Hoaglund and Richie.
Throne Of Blood [1957]
Spine #190
DVD/Blu-ray
DVD/Blu-ray
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.
109 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
in Japanese
1:37:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2014
Director/Writers
Based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Screenplay by Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryûzô Kikushima, Hideo Oguni and Akira Kurosawa.
Kurosawa was 47 when he directed Throne of Blood.
#413: Drunken Angel (1948)
Eclipse Series 7: Scandal (1950)
Eclipse Series 7: The Idiot (1951)
#221: Ikiru (1952)
#2: Seven Samurai (1954)
Eclipse Series 7: I Live In Fear (1955)
The Film
Other Kurosawa films in the Collection:
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Eclipse Series 23: The Most Beautiful (1944)
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
Eclipse Series 23: The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail (1945)
Eclipse Series 7: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
Eclipse Series 7: One Wonderful Sunday (1947)Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Eclipse Series 23: The Most Beautiful (1944)
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
Eclipse Series 23: The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail (1945)
Eclipse Series 7: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
#413: Drunken Angel (1948)
Eclipse Series 7: Scandal (1950)
Eclipse Series 7: The Idiot (1951)
#221: Ikiru (1952)
#2: Seven Samurai (1954)
Eclipse Series 7: I Live In Fear (1955)
#24: High And Low (1963)
#159: Red Beard (1965)
#465: Dodes'ka-den (1970)
#267: Kagemusha (1980)
#316: Ran (1985)
#159: Red Beard (1965)
#465: Dodes'ka-den (1970)
#267: Kagemusha (1980)
#316: Ran (1985)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
DVD/Blu-ray: Twenty-four page booklet featuring an essay by Stephen Prince and Notes on Subtitling Japanese Films by Linda Hoaglund and Donald Richie.
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
DVD/Blu-ray: Twenty-four page booklet featuring an essay by Stephen Prince and Notes on Subtitling Japanese Films by Linda Hoaglund and Donald Richie.
Commentary
By Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck.
Two alternate subtitle translations
By Japanese film translator Hoaglund and Richie.
Original theatrical trailer
Blu-ray:
Documentary
On the making of the film, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create.
Documentary
On the making of the film, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create.
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