THRONE OF BLOOD

Special Features: New 4K Restoration

[KUMONOSU-JŌ] [蜘蛛巣城]
Akira Kurosawa’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” stars Toshirō Mifune as Taketoki Washizu, a victorious warlord in feudal Japan who becomes obsessed with — and ultimately enslaved by — his quest for power. When he becomes lost in a labyrinthine forest, Washizu encounters an old woman who prophesies that he will ascend to the throne, but his calculating wife (Isuzu Yamada) cajoles him into taking the throne by force, causing a series of bloody events to ensue. DIR/SCR/PROD Akira Kurosawa; SCR Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryūzō Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, from the play “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare; PROD Sōjirō Motoki. Japan, 1957, b&w, 110 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. NOT RATED

Restored in 4K by Toho Co., Ltd.

Run Time: 110 Minutes

Opening Date: Saturday, November 08, 2025

Genre: Drama

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