Friday, July 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Vidiots, Los Angeles
**Screenwriters**: Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryûzô Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni from William Shakespeare’s *Macbeth* **Producers**: Akira Kurosawa, Sojiro Motoki A vivid, visceral adaptation of *Macbeth*, Akira Kurosawa’s Shakespearean tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. As a hardened warrior who rises savagely to power, Toshiro Mifune gives a remarkable, animalistic performance, as does Isuzu Yamada as his ruthless wife. *Throne of Blood* fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience. **Picks from the Video Store** Our Akira Kurosawa section is stacked with tons of masterpieces on Blu-Ray and DVD, including: *Ran, Kagemusha, Yojimbo* **Accessibility Options**: Open Captions, Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.