Throne Of Blood (DVD)

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Kurosawa renders 'the Scottish play' through the conventions of traditional Japanese Noh theatre, creating what was reputedly T.S. Eliot's favourite film. Features the famous ending, with Toshiro Mifune caught under hails of arrows.

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A Samurai is urged to murder his friend by his wife and a spirit. Based on Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', but with a savage climax.

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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

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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

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  • Cobweb castle

    A brilliant film wish it was in colour though The characters were excellently portrayed loved how a warrior became a warlord had his demons to fight but to be killed by his own retainers at the end puts a reality that samurai were not always loyal to the end Bring on coloured version I will buy it

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  • Made in japan

    It’s a great movie

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  • Great stuff from the seven samurai director

    Good film very old though

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