The film Throne of Blood (1957) was based on which Shakespeare play?
Throne of Blood a Shakespeare film because of the language. Author Donald Richie praised the film as "a marvel because it is made of so little: fog, wind, trees, mist". The film has received praise from literary critics despite the many liberties it takes with the original play. The American literary critic Harold Bloom judged it "the most successful film version of "Macbeth"". Sylvan Barnet writes it captured Macbeth as a strong warrior, and that "Without worrying about fidelity to the original," "Throne of Blood" is "much more satisfactory" than most Shakespeare films. In his "2015 Movie Guide", Leonard Maltin gave the film
Throne of Blood to adapting Shakespeare, choosing the play "King Lear" for his 1985 film "Ran", and again moving the setting to feudal Japan. "Throne of Blood" is also referenced in the anime film "Millennium Actress" (2001) in the form of the Forest Spirit/Witch. It was adapted for the stage by director Ping Chong, premiering at the 2010 Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon. Throne of Blood As with the play, the film tells the story of a warrior who assassinates his sovereign at the urging of his ambitious wife. Kurosawa was a fan of the play and intended to make his own