Product Information
A Samurai is urged to murder his friend by his wife and a spirit. Based on Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', but with a savage climax.Product Identifiers
EAN5035673005330
eBay Product ID (ePID)3946577
Product Key Features
ActorTakashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada
Film/TV TitleThrone of Blood
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
LanguageJapanese
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time105 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.33 Full Screen
FormatDVD
FeaturesBlack & White, With Subtitles
GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureJapan
Additional InformationAkira Kurosawa's stunning reconception of Shakespeare's MACBETH is a dark samurai drama, full of powerful and haunting images. Set in feudal Japan, the film follows the path of an ambitious warlord (Toshiro Mifune) who fulfills a prophecy stating that he will become emperor. However, he achieves his goal by murder, setting off a chain of violence and retribution.
ScreenwriterShinobu Hashimoto
AuthorWilliam Shakespeare
Movie/TV TitleThrone Of Blood