A double feature of two classic Japanese films will be shown on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 7-8, at 7:30 p.m. New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles.
In Akira Kurosawa’s “Throne of Blood” (1957), a war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider’s Web Castle. Based on Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” Cast includes Toshiro Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isuzu Yamada and Takashi Shimura.
Kenji Mizoguchi’s “Ugetsu” (1953) is a tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese civil wars of the 16th century. Based on two stories from the 1776 book “Ugetsu Monogatari,” combining elements of period drama with a ghost story. Cast includes Machiko Kyo, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka and Masayuki Mori.
General admission: $15. Tickets: https://buff.ly/QmtBM6y
