An adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth set in feudal Japan. A general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider’s Web Castle. Japanese with English subtitles. Not rated.

FILM INFO
A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa, sets Shakespeare’s definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. As a hardened warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune gives a remarkable, animalistic performance, as does Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife. Throne of Blood fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience. – Janus Films