Throne Of Blood Blu-Ray

New restoration of Akira Kurosawa's astonishing film, considered one of the best film adaptations of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Throne of Blood is a truly remarkable film that manages to combine beauty and horror to create an atmosphere of truly haunting power. With the indomitable Toshiro Mifune in the lead role as the doomed warlord Washizu and a wonderfully creepy performance by Isuzu Yamada as the Lady Macbeth-inspired Asaji, the film showcases Kurosawa's mastery of atmosphere and action combined with the cruelty of war.

Extras

Newly restored in 4K and presented in High Definition

Introduction by Sir Ian McKellen (2016, 2 min)

Introduction to Throne of Blood by Mamoun Hassan (2012, 7 min): the late writer, director, and producer introduces a screening of Akira Kurosawa's film at BFI Southbank

Audio commentary by Michael Jeck, expert on Japanese cinema

Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create - Throne of Blood (2002, 23 min): this documentary about the filming of Throne of Blood features interviews with Akira Kurosawa, production designer Yoshiro Muraki, Noh artist Mitsuhiro Honda (from the Konparu school), and actress Isuzu Yamada. two scenes from Shakespeare's famous Scottish tragedy, with Wilfrid Lawson and Cathleen Nesbitt as a fine murderous duo. Original trailer. **FIRST PRINTING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with texts about the film by Alex Barrett, an essay on Kurosawa's Shakespeare adaptations by Ben Nicholson, Kurosawa on Throne of Blood (1964) and an original review

Subtitles: English