Review of Throne of Blood (1957) by Wolf-Peter C — 17 Jan 2019

"Throne of Blood" is the best adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth ever filmed and a lasting monument to what cinema can be in the hands of a true master. The camera work is flawless, the editing nothing less than perfect, the actors, especially Toshiro Mifune (as General Washizu aka Macbeth) and Isuzu Yamada (as his wife Asaji aka Lady Macbeth) at the height of their art.

(Fun fact: Based on the mask-like and stylized appearance of actors from the classic Japanese Noh theatre, Lady Asaji never once blinks with her eyes. Which proves once again: evil never sleeps.).