Throne of Blood

<div><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><b>Introduced by Kit Brooks, curator of Asian Art, Princeton University Art Museum.</b></span><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br></span></div><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare’s </span><em style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Macbeth</em><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> in fog-shrouded feudal Japan in this haunting cinematic adaptation. Toshirô Mifune delivers a powerful performance as a hardened warrior whose ambition drives him to rise to power alongside his ruthless wife. Blending Western tragedy with the stylized traditions of Noh theater, the film creates a stark, atmospheric vision of fate, corruption and downfall. A landmark of world cinema, THRONE OF BLOOD remains one of Kurosawa’s most acclaimed works. In Japanese w/ subtitles.</span><div><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><b>This partnered screening with the Princeton University Art Museum is inspired by the exhibition <a href="https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/takeda-hideos-genpei-defying-authority" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(29, 77, 174); transition: color 0.2s; cursor: pointer !important;">Takeda Hideo’s Genpei: Defying Authority</a>. The Museum will be open late, so check out the exhibition and then head to the screening.&nbsp;</b></span><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: arboria, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"></span></div>DramaPT1H40MNR2026-11-04JPja
Toshirō Mifune
Isuzu Yamada
Takashi Shimura
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Sōjirō Motoki
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Showtimes

November 4, 7:00 pm

Princeton Garden Theatre