Throne of Blood
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Throne of Blood is a 1957 Japanese epic jidaigeki film directed, co-written, produced, and edited by Akira Kurosawa, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film transposes the plot of English dra
Theatrical release poster
Noh was an influence on the film.
Cast and crew members on the open set of Throne of Blood, published in the early September 1956 issue of Kinema Junpo. (from left to right) Shinjin Akiike, Fumio Yanoguchi, Kuichirō Kishida, Samaji Nonagase, Takao Saito, Toshiro Mifune (in the jeep), Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura, Teruyo Nogami (scripter), Yoshirō Muraki, Akira Kurosawa, Hiroshi Nezu, Asakazu Nakai, and Sōjirō Motoki.
Isuzu Yamada
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Isuzu Yamada was a Japanese stage and screen actress whose career spanned seven decades.
Throne of Blood
…Shakespeare's play Macbeth (1606) from Medieval Scotland to feudal Japan, with stylistic elements drawn from Noh drama. The film stars Toshiro Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in the lead roles, modelled on the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Like the play, the film tells the story of a warrior who assassinates his…
Isuzu Yamada in 1937
Isuzu with Chiezō Kataoka in 1932