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Year

1957

Duration

105 minutes

Genres

Drama, Period and Historical

Language

Japanese (English subtitles)

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Synopsis

The "Scottish Play" becomes a Japanese film as Shakespeare's drama of murderous ambition, Macbeth, is adapted by master director Akira Kurosawa. Toshiro Mifune gives a commanding performance as the Samurai urged to slaughter his way to the throne by his ruthless wife. The price of his goal is his sanity, however, as guilt, fear and horror twist his mind. Reinforcing the universality of Shakespeare's themes, the setting enhances the story rather than distracting from it and shows that there is always a new way to look at an old classic.

Director/s

Akira Kurosawa

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Classification

Contains infrequent moderate horror and violence.

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Reel to Real: Throne of Blood

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Shakespeare, Tragedy and Silent Cinema

Shakespeare Week, 15 Mar - 21 Mar

Explore Shakespeare's tragedies through the medium of film - from silent cinema through to the latest adaptation of...

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