Throne Of Blood

Series: (First Meeting with the Spirit (from the Film Study Extracts Series

Duration: 105 mi 110

Genre: Drama History

Creator: unknown

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Presents the story of Washizu and Miki who are on their way home from battle when they get lost in a labyrinthine forest where they meet a spirit who prophesies Washizu's ascendancy and the succession by Miki's son. Designed to create images of symbolic meaning which give visual expression to the themes and motifs of Shakespeare's Macbeth without retaining any of the original text. , Set in 16th century Japan, Toshiro Mifune as Macbeth plays a simple soldier, full of exuberance and fire. The samurai is goaded by his wife and a spirit to murder his friend and his lord. Kurosawa's film is Note worthy for its eeerie atmospherics and powerful use of elements derived from Noh theatre. (Circulates)

Complete Record: Presents the story of Washizu and Miki who are on their way home from battle when they get lost in a labyrinthine forest where they meet a spirit who prophesies Washizu's ascendancy and the succession by Miki's son. Designed to create images of symbolic meaning which give visual expression to the themes and motifs of Shakespeare's Macbeth without retaining any of the original text. , Set in 16th century Japan, Toshiro Mifune as Macbeth plays a simple soldier, full of exuberance and fire. The samurai is goaded by his wife and a spirit to murder his friend and his lord. Kurosawa's film is Note worthy for its eeerie atmospherics and powerful use of elements derived from Noh theatre. (Circulates) , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.