8.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Throne of Blood (1957)
Throne of Blood (1957)
Overview
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Buddhism: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.5
Overview
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central subject matter, the corrupting nature of ambition and power, is a universal theme without a strong inherent political valence. It focuses on individual moral failings and tragic consequences rather than advocating for or critiquing specific political ideologies or systems, leading to a neutral rating.
The film features an all-Japanese cast, aligning with its cultural setting and not engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative, a classic tragedy, explores ambition and power through male characters whose flaws lead to their downfall, without explicitly critiquing male identity in a DEI context.
Secondary
The film adapts Shakespeare's 'Macbeth,' whose characters are implicitly white European (Scottish). In 'Throne of Blood,' these characters are portrayed by Japanese actors, representing a shift from white European to East Asian.
Buddhism is depicted as a moral and spiritual backdrop, with temples and monks representing a quiet, often ignored, ethical framework. The film's tragedy stems from human ambition and moral failing, not from any critique of Buddhist principles, which are implicitly presented as a path away from such destruction.
Akira Kurosawa's 'Throne of Blood' is a jidaigeki adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in feudal Japan. Its narrative centers on ambition, power, and psychological descent, without incorporating any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes. Consequently, the film offers no portrayal of queer identity.
Throne of Blood, a samurai adaptation of Macbeth, focuses on themes of ambition, power, and betrayal within a feudal Japanese setting. The narrative and character arcs do not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, resulting in no depiction relevant to the rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Throne of Blood is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. All major characters, including Washizu (Macbeth), Lady Asaji (Lady Macbeth), and Miki (Banquo), retain their original canonical genders from the source material. There are no instances of gender swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.0
7.9
Critic Ratings
9.6
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