THRONE OF BLOOD • 4K Restoration | Kurosawa In Focus

Join us for a seven-film series showcasing many of Japanese master Akira Kurosawa’s greatest films in breathtaking new 4K restorations! https://hipointetheatre.org/film-series/kurosawa-in-focus/

Akira Kurosawa, 1957
A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. As a hardened warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune gives a remarkable, animalistic performance, as does Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife. Throne of Blood fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.

“The finest Shakespearean adaptation ever committed to the screen.” —The Guardian

“As a piece of cinema, however, THRONE OF BLOOD defeats categorisation. It remains a landmark of visual strength, permeated by a particularly Japanese sensibility, and is possibly the finest Shakespearean adaptation ever committed to the screen.”�– Derek Malcolm, The Guardian

“A catalyzing work.”�– Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times

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