Throne of Blood (4K Restoration)

In Japanese Language with English Subtitles. 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 theatre to create an unforgettable cinematic experience. THRONE OF BLOOD is Kurosawa’s third adaptation of a western literary classic (The Idiot (1951) was based on a story by Dostoevsky, and The Lower Depths (1957) a Maxim Gorky play), it also marks his first reimagining of the work of William Shakespeare, followed by The Bad Sleep Well(1960), which was loosely inspired by Hamlet, and Ran (1985) which was based on King Lear.Throne of Blood (4K Restoration) showing at: October 15, 6:15 pm

Location: Dendy CanberraLevel 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra, ACT, 260015

2024-10-15T18:15:00+11:00PT1H48M2024-10-15T20:23:00+11:0095

Toshirō Mifune

Isuzu Yamada

Takashi Shimura

Akira Kubo

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Minoru Chiaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Gen Shimizu

Kokuten Kōdō

Kichijirō Ueda

Akira Kurosawa

Sōjirō Motoki

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