Throne of Blood

Year: 1957

Runtime: 108 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Akira Kurosawa

HistoryDramaHumanity and the world around usCaptivating vision and Shakespearean dramaTerrifying haunted and supernatural horror

Returning to their lord’s castle, samurai Washizu and his retainer Miki are intercepted by a spirit that predicts futures. When the first part of the prophecy is fulfilled, Washizu’s wife Asaji urges him to speed the rest by murdering the lord and seizing his position. Kurosawa’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of his most celebrated films.

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