Movie: "Throne of Blood" (1957) Akira Kurosawa

I am continuing watching Kurosawa movies - this time it is "Throne of Blood" (original title is "Kumo-no-su jo:" "Spider Web Castle") . Director of "Seven Samurai" used the plot of William Shakespeare tragedy "Macbeth" for depicting feudal Japan.. It is interesting to watch how well-known story found its interpretation in such exotic setting as Japan..Here you find lady Macbeth in Japanese version but cruel no less than original one, and all range of Shakespear`s tragedy emotions which you probably can not expect from Japanese people usually considered dispassion...
And again Toshiro Mifune as main hero and amazing camera work with panoramic scenes - despite film is black-and white you feel it full of color.
P.S. I liked how heroes speak old Japanese! Cool and very passionate

Movie: "Seven Samurai" (1954)

It is 8:30 now and I finished watching film directed by Akira Kurosawa "Seven Samurai" ("Shichinin-no-samurai"). Actually in my tiny native town in Russia - Arsenyev - every junior school student knows the name of this Japanese director, as here in 1973 he shot his then Oscar-nominated film "Dersu Uzala" ...

" Seven samurai" is truely good movie - good movie about real men, bravery and fate of heroes....

Although it is black-and-white, the video scenes are very beautiful (especially final battle scene under rain is so emotional), and it feels full of color and strong emotions. Main hero - Kikuchi (actor Toshiro Mifune) is one of the best heroes in Japanese cinematography - wild at one side, but sensitive at another... Great movie! Nothing else to say :)