Throne of Blood (1957)
Inspired by Macbeth
this Japanese film once again teams up director Akira Kurosawa and
star Toshiro Mifune. In feudal Japan a Samurai is given a prophecy of
his future success and is seduced by ambition.
Kurosawa provides an
excellent back drop for the story in this film with moody buildings,
foggy mountainsides and tangled forests for locations. When it comes
to adapting the Macbeth I was disappointed that the corner stone
relationship between Macbeth and his wife is not as rich in this
version as it seems much of the sexual element of the piece is
removed. Overall this is an atmospheric adaptation that is well worth
watching even if it does not give you the full Shakespeare
experience.
4/5
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