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Throne of Blood (1957)
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Akira Kurosawa Director

previously directed The Lower Depths

Originally released in 1957 (Japan), Throne of Blood (Kumonosu-jō) is Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth. The film, considered by many to be one of the best film adaptations of Macbeth, was nominated for a Golden Lion award at the 1957 Biennale Venice Film Festival.

Trivia:

The look of fear on Toshiro Mifune's face at the conclusion of the film is legitimate - the arrows being fired at him were real arrows, aimed for wooden blocks underneath his samurai armor. To the credit of the archers, no arrows missed the blocks.

Writers
	Shinobu Hashimoto	writer
	Ryuzo Kikushima	writer
	Akira Kurosawa	writer
	Hideo Oguni	writer
	William Shakespeare	play Macbeth

Cast
	Toshirō Mifune	Taketori Washizu
	Isuzu Yamada	Lady Asaji Washizu
	Takashi Shimura	Noriyasu Odagura
	Akira Kubo	Yoshiteru Miki
	Hiroshi Tachikawa	Kunimaru Tsuzuki
	Minoru Chiaki	Yoshiaki Miki
	Takamaru Sasaki	Kuniharu Tsuzuki
	Kokuten Kôdô	Military Commander
	Kichijirou Ueda	Washizu's workman
	Eiko Miyoshi	Old Woman at castle
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review	The Best of the Best (5 out of 5)	etragedy
news	How Kurosawa Transformed Shakespeare's Works and Made Them His Own	matthew_floratis

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Name	Throne of Blood
US Release	Nov. 22, 1957
UK Release
AUS Release
Runtime	109
Language(s)	Add a new language Japanese
Genre(s)	Add a new genre Action Drama War Fantasy
Theme(s)	Add a new theme fantasy redemption
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