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Macbeth vs. Throne of Blood The film Throne of Blood, directed by Akira Kurosawa in 1961, is based on Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. The film is set in medieval Japan, while the play Macbeth is set in medieval Scotland. The location is not the only difference between the two productions. The portrayal of the characters is also very different; this is evident in Act 5, Scene 1. In this pivotal scene Lady Macbeth and Lady Asaji are seen …

…and guilt for her actions, while Lady Asaji is emotionless throughout the entire hand-washing scene. While there are variations in the scene, the end results are the same; both women acted wrongly. It was their actions that caused them to behave the way they did and ended up costing them their own lives. Shakespeare and Kurosawa both interpreted the same story differently, but in the end, the same people are held accountable for their actions.