Review of Throne of Blood (1957) by Juli N — 12 Feb 2014

Brilliant, a great double bill for me with "Men Behind The Sun". I mean, it is fascinating to see how full of meaning this is, even the cover has lots of interpretation. I loved the way the movie leaves it vague the idea of whether was it superstition that killed him or was it just the confidence of a presage, a foretelling of disaster, of which a wise solution was never thought of an where emotion drove Mifune's character to disobey the prophecy and then got screwed by that prophecy by his own superstitious troops.

-SPOILER -I really like the last scene, where the arrow pierces his neck. That was sweet.

2nd Time: Watched it again recently, still a great film and the dramatic elements were stunning. Loved the last scene and enjoyed the acting of the female lead. Fantastic use of shadows as well.