Throne Of Blood

Throne of Blood (DVD)A film by Akira Kurosawa Transposing the action to sixteenth century Japan, Kurosawa's re-telling of Shakespeare's Macbeth. A truly remarkable film, Throne of Blood manages to combine beauty and terror to produce a mood of truly haunting power. Starring the irrepressible Toshiro Mifune as the doomed warlord Washizu and a wonderfully creepy turn by Isuzu Yamada as the Lady Macbeth inspired Asaji, the film shows Kurosawa's familiar mastery of atmosphere and action combined with the savagery of war. Special features Digitally remastered in High Definition Full-length audio commentary by Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck Original Japanese theatrical trailer Sleeve notes by film historian and critic Philip Kemp Japan | 1957 | black and white | Japanese language, with optional English subtitles | 105 minutes | DVD9 | original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | PCM mono audio (320kbps) | Region 2