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A vivid, visceral MacBeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), sets Shakespeare's definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. As a tough warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune (Yojimbo) gives a remarkable, animalistic performance, as does Isuzu Yamada (Black River) as his ruthless wife. Throne of Blood fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.

The greatest screen adaptation of Shakespeare`s Macbeth is Akira Kurosawa`s visceral Throne Of Blood (Kumonosu jo), starring Toshiro Mifune and Isuzu Yamada as the ambitious warrior and ruthless wife who try to murder their way to power and glory. Featuring some of the Japanese master`s most unforgettable, hallucinatory imagery, inspired by Noh theater as much as the classical source, this is Kurosawa at his atmospheric best.

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Director Akira Kurosawa
Actor Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Sorimachi, Akira Kubo, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada
Label CRITERION
 
Genre Drama
History
War
Content DVD
FSK / age rating from age 12
Publication date 15.09.2009
Audio Japanese
Subtitles English
Length 105 Minutes
Year of production 1957
Original title Kumonosu-jô (Japanese)
Version US Version
Region code 1
 

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  • Wenn die Wälder nach Rache dürsten....

    Written on 18. June 2003 by der koma-läufer.
    This customer review refers to a alternative version.

    In einer dichten, unheimlichen Atmosphäre erzählt Kurosawa vom Aufstieg und Fall eines Samurais. ein Meisterwerk ohne seines gleichen.

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