Throne of Blood (1957)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Cinematography by Asakazu Nakai
110 min63 frames
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What is Throne of Blood about?
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
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What does the cinematography of Throne of Blood look like?
Across 63 sampled frames, Throne of Blood builds its coverage from wide compositions (37% of the sample), with medium shots (29%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Asakazu Nakai keeps 57% of it in naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 76% of the frames.
What is the color palette of Throne of Blood?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Throne of Blood (1957) are #4c4c4c, #8c8c8c, #070707, #b0b0b0, #cdcdcd, #2f2f2f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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