THRONE OF BLOOD (Kumonosu-Jo) (1957) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Akira Kurosawa

 

Written by - Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa (based on Macbeth by William Shakespeare)

 

Starring - Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada

 

 

 

"Kurusawa is once again inspred by Shakespeare in his reconception of Macbeth as a Samurai film. It is a masterful reinterpretation, with the filmmaker really digging up the dark subjects of greed, power and madness, achieved by a great work of photography, powerhouse performances and a memorably breathtaking finale that chronicles the demise of lead character Washizu."

 

 

Period Drama, Japan