Criterion Trailer 190: Throne of Blood

[PeterTravisBooth]

Oh, no.. not her again!

[mailmima0810]

外国の方にも評判で意外です

[Pancerni]

The part towards the end in which Washizu asks the evil spirit about his fate and the three other entities appear,. . . I am obsessed with it and have re-wound it again and again and again.I dig the booming laughter of the second demon.Also"If you follow the path of bloodshed,then reach the very pinnacle of evil".Words to live by.

[pimphofoo]

@Pancerni I'll try to dig up my thesis paper from college English, it was about whether or not Throne of Blood was a tale of Fatalism to a greater extent than Macbeth, which I always took as a tale primarily about incredibly flawed humanity. To this day I maintain that it was but it's always fun to talk about.

[Pancerni]

@pimphofoo Thank you kindly!!,I am much obliged.Fate is a weird concept,but one I cannot seem to doubt."I am what I am,someone has to be"seems very true to me,even if that makes me a villain.Again,thank you!

[russianimp1]

This is great stuff! If you enjoy the horror / suspense aspects of this film you should definitely check out 'Onibaba' as well.

[zzgiancarlo]

Toshiro Mifune rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JesusCristo2002]

I have this from Netflix right now. : )

[ahmedmohnabil]

thanks for sharing..

[crazyboyfromjapan]

This film is much scarier than those stupid horror films, though it's not a horror flick.

[pimphofoo]

@crazyboyfromjapan His representations of the "three" were perfect imo.

[fd3srules]

This movie was awesome, same with the one about the peasands, the princess, and the gold. =P I saw both of them last night XD

[crazyboyfromjapan]

The Hidden Fortress, you're talking about.

[13Andrianna]

my favorite movie

[whyjoin52]

The best screen adaptation of Macbeth.

Ever.

[Heidibear76]

Gotta agree!

[denouements]

i definetely prefer Polanski's version at least in terms of the filming/effects and stuff. the way Kurosawa films just doesnt sit wel with me... D:

but i must say that the plot he put forward does deserve much recognition. overall, it was pretty insightful. :D

[JesusCristo2002]

I just recently saw Roman Polanski's film adaptation of the play, it's arguably one of the best film adaptations of any literary work. Yet I still haven't seen this or Lawrence Olivier's Hamlet.

[Moviebro]

I need to see this.

[luvgnr]

a very interesting version of Macbeth. extraordinary filming techniques.

[Patmacaud]

Great movie! Great adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. My favorite.

[BronislawMalinowski]

Great post! Thanks

[kailcrow]

i love this movie.

[ILoveGodzilla]

Indeed. An excellent movie.

[pektor72]

One of my alltime favorites. A genuine masterpiece. Thanks from Israel.