Throne of Blood - Criterion Collection
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• Black & White
• DVD-Video
• Subtitled
• NTSC
In Theaters : 22 November, 1961
DVD Release : 27 May, 2003 |
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Throne of Blood - Criterion Collection description
A champion of illumination and experimental shading, Kurosawa brings his unerring eye for indelible images to Shakespeare in this 1957 adaptation of Macbeth. By changing the locale from Birnam Wood to 16th-century Japan, Kurosawa makes an oddball argument for the trans-historicity of Shakespeare's narrative; and indeed, stripped to the bare ... review details
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Heavy is the head that wears the crown
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Shakespeare reimagined with samurai steel. Kurosawa takes a stab at Macbeth, and the translation is bloody brilliant. All the universal themes are still intact--ambition, selfishness, guilt, fear, despair...and of course betrayal.
Here's a brief summary--a ghostly spirit predicts that a couple of brave warriors will rise into power. This prophecy becomes reality, but with this power comes great responsibility. Everything soon goes spiraling out of control.
The acting is tremendous--Toshiro Mifune absolutely shines as the neurotic ruler. Kurosawa once again presents some bleak and striking images that will engulf you in the period.
Really the only weakness of Throne of Blood is its inevitable comparisons to Kurosawa's other masterpieces. It's nearly impossible for any film to match the visual splendour of Ran or Kagemusha. Plus this film seems overshadowed by the gritty realism of Seven Samurai or Yojimbo. Akira set the bar so high, it's difficult to match his other work. 4.5 stars. |
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