Throne of Blood is a film focused on a samurai who assassinates his lord at the urging of his ambitious wife. This samurai movie stars Toshiro Mifune and was directed by Akira Kurosawa. This movie was partially based on William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. Be aware that samurai movies may not be appropriate for younger children given the bloody swordplay in many of these movies.
Throne of Blood was directed by Akira Kurosawa. Kurosawa was the director for many highly-rated samurai films such as Seven Samurai, Hidden Fortress and Yojimbo. Toshiro Mifune starred in this movie and many other Kurosawa classics (i.e. Seven Samurai). Mifune also starred in other popular samurai movies such as Shogun.
The movie review website, Rotten Tomatoes, gives Throne of Blood a very positive rating (98 out of 100) and states the movie is a “career high point for Akira Kurosawa”.
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Throne of Blood – Movie Trailer