Throne of Blood
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Throne of Blood is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa that transposes Shakespeare’s Macbeth into feudal Japan, renowned for its atmospheric blend of Noh theatre aesthetics and samurai cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Throne of Blood canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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film ⓘ jidaigeki film ⓘ samurai film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kumonosu-jō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Macbeth
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play by William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Asakazu Nakai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Toshio Goto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Mount Fuji area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
period drama
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tragedy film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationType | literary adaptation ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ambition
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betrayal ⓘ fate ⓘ guilt ⓘ the corrupting nature of power ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Noh theatre
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Shakespearean tragedy ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lady Asaji Washizu
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Taketoki Washizu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Masaru Sato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | tragedy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric black-and-white cinematography
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blend of Noh and samurai cinema ⓘ transposition of Macbeth to feudal Japan ⓘ use of Noh theatre aesthetics ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Akira Kurosawa filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Isuzu Yamada
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Toshirō Mifune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Sōjirō Motoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| runtime | 110 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Akira Kurosawa
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Hideo Oguni NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryūzō Kikushima NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinobu Hashimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Spider’s Web Forest
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feudal Japan ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Japanese title Kumonosu-jō ⓘ |
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