Akira Kurosawa's astonishing film is considered to be one of the great adaptations 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 … mehrsavagery of war.
Extras:
Audio commentary featuring Japanese-film expert Michael Jeck (2014)
"Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Making of Throne of Blood" 2002 documentary (22:44)
Theatrical Trailer (3:45)
Included in the case is a 28-page liner notes booklet featuring the following essays:
- "Shakespeare Transposed" by film historian Stephen Prince.
- Notes on the subtitling by Linda Hoaglund.
- Notes on the subtitling by Donald Richie. weniger