Throne of Blood (4K UHD), – 30.74

Throne of Blood (4K UHD) Director: Akira Kurosawa New 4K restoration of Akira Kurosawas astonishing film thats considered to be one of the great adaptations of Shakespeares 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.Extras Restored 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)Audio commentary by Japanese film expert Michael JeckAkira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create Throne of Blood (2002, 23 mins): this documentary about the making of Throne of Blood features interviews with Akira Kurosawa, production designer Yoshiro Muraki, Noh performer Mitsuhiro Honda (from the Konparu School), and actress Isuzu YamadaMacbeth (1909, 16 mins): transposed from the typical dreich Scottish landscape to medieval Italy this Italian version has Russian titles, demonstrating how widely exported these films were in the 1900sMacbeth (1945, 16 mins): two scenes from Shakespeares famous Scottish tragedy, with Wilfrid Lawson and Cathleen Nesbitt as a fine murderous duoOriginal trailer**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with writing on the film by Alex Barrett, an essay on Kurosawas adaptations of Shakespeare by Ben Nicholson, Kurosawa on Throne of Blood (1964) and an original review