Throne of Blood (1957) at Metro Cinema
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A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Akira Kurosawa sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. THRONE OF BLOOD fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theatre to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.
Returning to their lord’s castle, samurai warriors Washizu (Toshirô Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki) are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit’s prophecy comes true, Washizu’s scheming wife, Asaji (Isuzu Yamada), presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit’s prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place.
Japan 1957, 110 min, Dir: Akira Kurosawa
Japanese with subtitles
New Restoration
Screening:
August 8 at 6:45 pm
https://metrocinema.org/production/throne-of-blood/
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Returning to their lord’s castle, samurai warriors Washizu (Toshirô Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki) are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit’s prophecy comes true, Washizu’s scheming wife, Asaji (Isuzu Yamada), presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit’s prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place.
Japan 1957, 110 min, Dir: Akira Kurosawa
Japanese with subtitles
New Restoration
Screening:
August 8 at 6:45 pm
https://metrocinema.org/production/throne-of-blood/
Get Tickets
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