Throne of Blood (1957)

7.9 January 15, 1957 1h 48m Released

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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Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Taketoki Washizu
Isuzu Yamada

Lady Asaji Washizu
Takashi Shimura

Noriyasu Odagura
Akira Kubo

Yoshiteru Miki
Hiroshi Tachikawa

Kunimaru Tsuzuki
Minoru Chiaki

Yoshiaki Miki
Takamaru Sasaki

Kuniharu Tsuzuki
Gen Shimizu

Washizu samurai
Kokuten Kōdō

Military Commander
Kichijirō Ueda

Washizu's workman
Eiko Miyoshi

Old Woman at castle
Chieko Naniwa

Old Ghost Woman
Nakajirō Tomita

Military Commander #2
Yū Fujiki

Washizu samurai

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