Throne of Blood (DVD) ~ Toshir( Mifune (actor) Cover Art

Throne of Blood (DVD)

Toshir( Mifune (actor), Isuzu Yamada (actor) and Akira Kurosawa (director)

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Review

Los Angeles Times, 04/10/1992, p.F27, "...One of the truest presentations of Shakespeare's tragedy..."

Sight and Sound, 01/01/2002, p.61-2, "...Kurosawa's visual daring is sustained to the very end....This stands as one of the most successful translations of Shakespeare to film..."

Release Note

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Single Side - Dual Layer
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Michael Jeck - Japanese Film Scholar
Alternate Subtitle Translations
Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Galleries:
Essay - 1. Kurosawa Piece by Stephen Prince - Film Scholar

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Subtitle Translations
Audio Commentary: Michael Jeck - Japanese Film Scholar
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Essay: Kurosawa Piece by Stephen Prince - Film Scholar

Product Notes

Akira Kurosawa's stunning reconception of Shakespeare's MACBETH is a dark samurai drama, set in feudal Japan. As the film begins, two soldiers--Washizu (Toshirô Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki)--find themselves lost in a dense forest during a powerful thunderstorm. Seemingly unable to leave the woods, they encounter a ghostly old woman who predicts that Washizu will soon rise to power. At the goading of his ruthless wife, Asaji (Isuzu Yamada), Washizu embarks on a murderously ambitious path and quickly fulfills the prophecy. However, his ascension is cursed by his brutal actions and soon opposition arises to challenge his blood-stained rule.

One of the finest Shakespeare adaptations to appear in any medium, Kurosawa's THRONE OF BLOOD is covered in an entrancingly macabre web. The always-amazing Mifune gives one of his greatest performances as the haunted yet unrelenting Lord Washizu, while Yamada portrays the eeriest version of Lady Macbeth to ever grace the screen or stage. A master of reinterpretation, Kurosawa incorporates strong elements of Japanese Noh drama into the film, and the result adds to the somber and chilling mood. The film's highlight, however, is the tense and skillfully paced finale, which features Washizu literally up against the wall as he faces an army of vengeful archers.

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