Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957

Director Akira Kurosawa's magnificent rumination on Shakespeare's tragic "Macbeth" is a dark samurai drama set in feudal Japan. Two soldiers -- Washizu (Toshiro Mifune) and Miki (Minoru Chiaki) find themselves lost in a dense forest during a powerful thunderstorm. There, they encounter a ghostly old woman who predicts that Washizu will soon rise to power. Indeed, Washizu embarks on a murderously ambitious path and quickly fulfills the prophecy.

From the creator of "Rashomon" and "Ikiru"

JBscale
93
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Action - Drama
Length
1 hr. 49 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 22, 1961
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc Criterion Collection # 190 & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.33:1
Audio
Studio
Criterion
Released
May 27, 2003
Acquired Date
December 27, 2015
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
March 31, 2008

Actors

Toshirô Mifune
Toshirô Mifune
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Akira Kubo
Akira Kubo
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Takamaru Sasaki
Takamaru Sasaki
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Kokuten Kôdô
Kokuten Kôdô
Kichijirô Ueda
Kichijirô Ueda
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa

Directors

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa

Producers

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Sojiro Motoki
Sojiro Motoki

Writers

Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Ryuzo Kikushima
Ryuzo Kikushima
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni

Special Features

  • Audio Commentary

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 4.10.2008 by biglummox (9/10)

Ratings

JB Users
90
Superior
RT Fresh
96%
Tomatometer
47 votes
RT Fresh Certified
93%
Popcornmeter
1,069 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
8.0/10
57,380 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media