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Jamestown Public Library
North Carolina - Established 1988
This 1957 Japanese epic by the great & influential Akira Kurosawa, is often considered one of the best film adaptations of Shakespeare’s classic play, Macbeth.
The film transposes the plot of Macbeth (1606) from Medieval Scotland to feudal Japan, with stylistic elements drawn from Noh drama.
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Join us Thursday, Nov. 20th, at 6:30pm for a special showing of 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.
The film stars Toshiro Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in the lead roles, modeled on the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
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