Throne of Blood

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Throne of Blood is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa that transposes Shakespeare’s Macbeth into feudal Japan, renowned for its atmospheric blend of Noh theatre aesthetics and samurai cinema.

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instanceOf Japanese film ⓘ
film ⓘ
jidaigeki film ⓘ
samurai film ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kumonosu-jō ⓘ
basedOn Macbeth ⓘ
play by William Shakespeare ⓘ
cinematographer Asakazu Nakai ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
criticalReception acclaimed ⓘ
director Akira Kurosawa ⓘ
distributor Toho ⓘ
editor Toshio Goto ⓘ
filmingLocation Mount Fuji area ⓘ
genre period drama ⓘ
tragedy film ⓘ
hasAdaptationType literary adaptation ⓘ
hasTheme ambition ⓘ
betrayal ⓘ
fate ⓘ
guilt ⓘ
the corrupting nature of power ⓘ
influencedBy Noh theatre ⓘ
Shakespearean tragedy ⓘ
mainCharacter Lady Asaji Washizu ⓘ
Taketoki Washizu ⓘ
musicBy Masaru Sato ⓘ
narrativeStructure tragedy ⓘ
notableFor atmospheric black-and-white cinematography ⓘ
blend of Noh and samurai cinema ⓘ
transposition of Macbeth to feudal Japan ⓘ
use of Noh theatre aesthetics ⓘ
originalLanguage Japanese ⓘ
partOf Akira Kurosawa filmography ⓘ
linked to: Akira Kurosawa
portrayedBy Isuzu Yamada ⓘ
Toshirō Mifune ⓘ
producer Sōjirō Motoki ⓘ
linked to: Sojiro Motoki
productionCompany Toho ⓘ
publicationDate 1957 ⓘ
releaseFormat black-and-white ⓘ
runtime 110 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Akira Kurosawa ⓘ
Hideo Oguni ⓘ
Ryūzō Kikushima ⓘ
Shinobu Hashimoto ⓘ
setting Spider’s Web Forest ⓘ
feudal Japan ⓘ
titleLanguage Japanese title Kumonosu-jō ⓘ

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Akira Kurosawa → notableWork → Throne of Blood ⓘ
Shinobu Hashimoto → notableWork → Throne of Blood ⓘ
Shinobu Hashimoto → workedOn → Throne of Blood ⓘ
Hideo Oguni → wroteScreenplayFor → Throne of Blood ⓘ
Toshirō Mifune → notableWork → Throne of Blood ⓘ