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Throne of Blood, 1957

Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Isuzu Yamada

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa

Written by: Shinobu Hashimoto

Language: Japanese

Country: Japan

Runtime: 110 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.2

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The mood of Throne of Blood is bleak, atmospheric, and stylized. The plot centers around samurai, a losing-it hero, and blind ambition. It is a drama, foreign, and period movie. Stylistically, Throne of Blood is surreal. In approach, it is serious. The pacing is slow. Throne of Blood is set in Japan. It happens in the 16th century and in the middle ages. Visually, it is black and white. Throne of Blood is adapted from a play. The movie is known for being a masterpiece, an award winner, and critically acclaimed. Note that it includes violent content.

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Akira Kurosawa's stunning reconception of Shakespeare's MACBETH is a dark samurai drama, set in feudal Japan. As the film begins, two soldiers--Washizu (Toshirô Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki)--find themselves lost in a dense forest during a powerful thunderstorm. Seemingly unable to leave the woods, they encounter a ghostly old woman who predicts that Washizu will soon rise to power. At the goading of his ruthless wife, Asaji (Isuzu Yamada), Washizu embarks on a murderously ambitious path and quickly fulfills the prophecy. However, his ascension is cursed by his brutal actions and soon opposition arises to challenge his blood-stained rule.

One of the finest Shakespeare adaptations to appear in any medium, Kurosawa's THRONE OF BLOOD is covered in an entrancingly macabre web. The always-amazing Mifune gives one of his greatest performances as the haunted yet unrelenting Lord Washizu, while Yamada portrays the eeriest version of Lady Macbeth to ever grace the screen or stage. A master of reinterpretation, Kurosawa incorporates strong elements of Japanese Noh drama into the film, and the result adds to the somber and chilling mood. The film's highlight, however, is the tense and skillfully paced finale, which features Washizu literally up against the wall as he faces an army of vengeful archers.