Throne of Blood (Blu-ray)
A new restoration of Akira Kurosawa’s astonishing film that’s considered to be one of the great adaptations of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
A truly remarkable film, Throne of Blood manages to combine beauty and terror to produce a mood of truly haunting power. Starring the irrepressible Toshiro Mifune as the doomed warlord Washizu and a wonderfully creepy turn by Isuzu Yamada as the Lady Macbeth-inspired Asaji, the film shows Kurosawa's familiar mastery of atmosphere and action combined with the savagery of war.
Region B Blu-ray (Australian compatible)
Special Features.
- Restored in 4K and presented in high definition.
- Commentary: Michael Jeck (Japanese film expert).
- Documentaries: 'Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create - 'Throne of Blood'' (2002).
- Introduction by Sir Ian McKellen (2016)
- Introduction to 'Throne of Blood' by Mamoun Hassan (2012)
- 'Macbeth' (1945): Two scenes starring Wilfrid Lawson and Cathleen Nesbitt.
- Trailers