Sunday, November 27, 2022
Throne of Blood
- Commentary: Under construction.
This movie is a Japanification of Macbeth. It takes place in feudal Japan instead of Medieval Scotland. I considered including the Macbeth counterpart for each of the actors in the Table of Actors and Roles below, but after watching the movie, I realized it isn't necessary. Believe me, you'll get the gist of who's who, who's doing what to whom and why, when you watch it, even if you've never viewed any of the Western versions (and, they are legion) of this movie.
Glenn Erickson, the author of the review attached to the title of this post, reviewed this film twice. The review attached to the title is the more inclusive review.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Toshirô Mifune Taketoki Washizu Isuzu Yamada Lady Asaji Washizu Takashi Shimura Noriyasu Odagura Akira Kubo Yoshiteru Miki Yōichi Tachikawa Kunimaru Tsuzuki Minoru Chiaki Yoshiaki Miki Takamaru Sasaki Lord Kuniharu Tsuzuki Chieko Naniwa Forest Spirit
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1957
Directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Labels: akira-kurosawa, Criterion5, shakespeare, toshirô-mifune
