Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

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SPECIAL EVENTS Akira Kurosawa's masterful and riveting take on Shakespeare's Macbeth! More info

Akira Kurosawa's masterful and riveting take on Shakespeare's Macbeth!

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu (Toshirô Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki) 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 (Isuzu Yamada), 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.


"Throne Of Blood defeats categorisation. It remains a landmark of visual strength, permeated by a particularly Japanese sensibility, and is possibly the finest Shakespearean adaptation ever committed to the screen." - Guardian

Rating: M
Runtime: 108 mins
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Toshiro Mifune

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