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Throne of Blood

Drama 'Macbeth' is reimagined as a samurai in feudal Japan. Taketoki Washizu (Toshiro Mifune) is a valiant warrior whose life is transformed by an encounter with a ghostly female spirit. The spirit offers several predictions, finally stating that Washizu will rise to power over the current warlord. When these predictions begin coming true, he and his ambitious wife decide to ensure his ascendancy to power by murdering the current ruler.
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  • 07/8/2011
    2. La imagen Great
    Al trasladar la historia de Shakespeare al japón feudal, Kurosawa no sólo crea una adaptación de una obra literaria en imágenes, sino que consigue una intertextualidad hasta la fecha no vista. Como ya ... Read full review
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