THRONE OF BLOOD (BLU-RAY)

Transposing the action to sixteenth century Japan, Throne of Blood is Akira Kurosawa's remarkable re-telling of Shakespeare's Macbeth. A new restoration of Akira Kurosawa's astonishing film that's considered to be one of the great adaptations of Shakespeare's Macbeth. A truly remarkable film, Throne of Blood manages to combine beauty and terror to produce a mood of truly haunting power. Starring the irrepressible Toshiro Mifune as the doomed warlord Washizu and a wonderfully creepy turn by Isuzu Yamada as the Lady Macbeth-inspired Asaji, the film shows Kurosawa's familiar mastery of atmosphere and action combined with the savagery of war. Newly restored in 4K and presented in High Definition Audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael Jeck Other extras tbc