Throne of Blood
- Alternative title
- Throne of Blood
- Synopsis
- The story of MACBETH transposed to medieval Japan, with Macbeth as a samurai and drawing on traditions from Noh drama. Toshiro Mifune is Macbeth. In Kurosawa’s masterly interpretation of MACBETH ‘the poetry is all visual: brooding castle gates, misty battlefields, empty rooms where only the worst will happen’ (The Guardian, 2019).
With English subtitles. - Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Medium
- Film; Video
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1957
- Year of production
- 1957
- Notes
- Available on BoB: https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand/index.php/prog/0013C8B4?bcast=116227177
The Folger Shakespeare Library holds a photocopy (copy made February 1962) of the English dialogue script obtained from Motion Picture Division, State Education Department, New York.
A 10-minute study extract is available for hire from the BFI Film & Video Library. The scene begins where Washizu’s wife, Asaji, tries to persuade him to take over Cobweb Castle but Washizu is reluctant, wanting to remain loyal to his lord. - Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- film adaptations; Japan; Noh drama; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Throne of Blood
Online availability
Credits
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Producer
- Akira Kurosawa
- Cinematographer
- Asaichi Nakai
- Screenplay
- Akira Kurosawa; Hideo Oguni
- Music
- Masaru Sato
- Art Direction
- Yoshiro Murai
- Cast
Isuzu Yamada Minoru Chiki Takamaru Sasaki Takashi Shimura Toshiro Mifune
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £14.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 104 minutes
- Year
- 2019
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
Brandon Films
Distributor
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Distributor (Hire)
- Name
BFI Film Bookings Unit
- bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8938 / 8935
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
BFI Video
- video.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8957
- Fax
- 020 7957 8968
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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