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Throne of Blood (1957)

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Title: Throne of Blood

Genre: Epic Jidaigeki
Directed By: Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay By:

Shinobu Hashimoto
Ryūzō Kikushima
Akira Kurosawa
Hideo Oguni

Based On: Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Starring:

Toshiro Mifune
Isuzu Yamada
Takashi Shimura

Music: Masaru Sato
Country: Japan
Released: 1957
Duration: 01:49:29
Quality: 4K UHD 2160p Blu-ray Video

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Specs:
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Video:
MPEG-H HEVC Video / 67978 kbps / 2160p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 /
Main 10 @ Level 5.1 @ High / 4:2:0 / 10 bits / 1000nits / HDR10 / BT.2020
*MPEG-H HEVC Video / 63 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 /
Main 10 @ Level 5.1 @ High / 4:2:0 / 10 bits / 1000nits / Dolby Vision MEL / BT.2020

Audio:
1: Japanese / DTS-HD Master Audio / 1.0 / 48 kHz / 820 kbps / 24-bit
(DTS Core: 1.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit)
2: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps

Subtitles:
English / 12.879 kbps
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About:
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Throne of Blood (Japanese: 蜘蛛巣城, Hepburn: Kumonosu-jō, lit. 'The
Spider Web Castle') is a 1957 Japanese epic jidaigeki film co-written,
produced, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects
by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film transposes the plot of English dramatist
William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (1606) from Medieval Scotland
to feudal Japan, with stylistic elements drawn from Noh drama. The
film stars Toshiro Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in the lead roles, modelled
on the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

As with the play, the film tells the story of a warrior who assassinates
his sovereign at the urging of his ambitious wife. Kurosawa was a fan
of the play and intended to make his own adaptation for several years,
delaying it after learning of Orson Welles' Macbeth (1948). Among his
changes was the ending, which required archers to shoot arrows around
Mifune. The film was shot around Mount Fuji and Izu Peninsula. With
a budget of US$350,000 (equivalent to $3,918,000 in 2024), the film
was one of the most expensive films ever made in Japan at the time
of its release.

Despite the change in setting and language and numerous creative
liberties, Throne of Blood is often considered one of the best film
adaptations of the classic play, and has received much critical praise.
The film won two Mainichi Film Awards, including Best Actor for Toshiro
Mifune.
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