Throne of Blood (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

A vivid, visceral MacBeth adaptation, Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), sets Shakespeare's definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. As a tough warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune (Yojimbo) gives a remarkable, animalistic performance, as does Isuzu Yamada (Black River) as his ruthless wife. Throne of Blood fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.

Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada, Seiji Miyaguchi, Akira Kubo, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Yu Fujiki, Takashi Shimura, Ikio Sawamura, Yutaka Sada, Sachio Sakai, Yoshio Inaba, Eiko Miyoshi, Kichijiro Ueda, Takeshi Kato, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Gen Shimizu, Kokuten Kodo, Akira Kurosawa, Akifumi Inoue, Nobuo Nakamura, Isao Kimura, Shinobu Hashimoto, Takamaru Sasaki, Ryuzo Kikushima, Seijiro Onda, William Shakespeare, Shin Otomo